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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Saturday 30 December 2023
for the period until midnight WST Tuesday 2 January 2024.

Warning Information
For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659
210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad trough will persist over inland Kimberley and Pilbara into next week.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A strengthening high pressure ridge lies to the south of the state with a
surface trough deepening down the west coast during the remainder of today
bringing warm to hot and windy conditions to southwestern parts. The trough
will move inland and to move east over inland parts during the start of the
week.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday 30 December
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley. Chance of thunderstorms
with little or no rainfall over the far southeastern Pilbara, north and west
Interior, north and west Goldfields, and far northeastern parts of the South
West Land Division. Chance of showers and thunderstorms over southwestern parts
of the South West Land Division, contracting southwards and clearing during the
afternoon. Very hot over the Kimberley, eastern and central Pilbara, Interior,
east Gascoyne and northern Goldfields. Hot over most parts of the South West
Land Division away from the south coast. Windy across southern parts of the
state.

Fire Danger:
Extreme in northern parts of the Pilbara district.

Forecast for Sunday 31 December
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley. Chance of thunderstorms with
little or no rainfall over the eastern Pilbara, Interior, Eucla, eastern
Gascoyne, Goldfields, and eastern and southern parts of the South West Land
Division. Very hot over the Kimberley, Pilbara, Interior, and northeast
Gascoyne, and southeastern parts of the South West Land Division.

Forecast for Monday 1 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley. Chance of thunderstorms with
little or no rainfall over the eastern Pilbara, Interior, Eucla, eastern
Gascoyne, and north and eastern Goldfields. Light showers or drizzle over
southern coastal districts. Very hot over the Kimberley, Pilbara and Interior.

Forecast for Tuesday 2 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley. Chance of thunderstorms with
little or no rainfall over the eastern Pilbara, and Interior. Light showers or
drizzle over southern coastal districts, and the southern Goldfields. Very hot
over the Kimberley, Pilbara, and Interior.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Saturday.

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