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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Thursday 4 January 2024
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 7 January 2024.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad trough will persist over inland Kimberley and Pilbara for the remainder
of this week.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A high pressure ridge lies to the south of the state. A trough will deepen down
the west coast during the next few days before moving east later on the weekend.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 4 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Interior, northeast Gascoyne and
east Eucla. Showers or drizzle over southern coastal districts east of Walpole,
southern Great Southern, Goldfields, western parts of South Interior, and
Eucla. Very hot over the southern Kimberley and inland Pilbara. Windy across
central and southwestern parts of the state.

Forecast for Friday 5 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, and Interior. Chance of
thunderstorms over central and eastern Pilbara, inland Gascoyne, Goldfields,
eastern South East Coastal, and Eucla districts. Showers or drizzle over
southern coastal districts east of Walpole, adjacent southeast Great Southern,
Goldfields, and western Eucla. Very hot over the southern Kimberley and inland
Pilbara. Windy across central parts of the state in the morning.

Forecast for Saturday 6 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, far eastern Pilbara, eastern
Interior and far eastern Eucla. Showers or drizzle over southern coastal
districts east of Bremer Bay, southern Goldfields and Eucla. Very hot over the
southern Kimberley, inland Pilbara, and northern Gascoyne.

Forecast for Sunday 7 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, northern Interior and far eastern
Pilbara. Showers or drizzle over coastal parts of the Eucla. Very hot over the
southern Kimberley, inland Pilbara, and northern Gascoyne.

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

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