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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Thursday 16 January 2025
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 19 January 2025.

Warning Information
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210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad low pressure trough lies over the Kimberley and extends offshore to a
weak low well north of the Pilbara. The monsoon is expected to develop in the
Timor Sea on Friday with the chance of a tropical low moving near the Kimberley
or Pilbara coast.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge lies along the south coast with a broad trough near the west coast. The
west coast trough will deepen on Thursday before moving inland on Friday ahead
of a weak cold front. A new ridge develops rapidly to the south on Saturday.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 16 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, inland
Central West, adjacent northwest Central Wheat Belt and North Interior. Very
hot over the southwest Pilbara, Gascoyne, Central West, Central Wheat Belt,
Lower West and inland parts of the South West. Windy in the morning through
central WA.

Forecast for Friday 17 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, northern
and western Interior and Goldfields and South West Land Division. Very hot over
the southwest Pilbara, northern and eastern Gascoyne, Goldfields, southern and
central Interior and South East Coastal districts. Windy in the morning through
inland parts of the South West Land Division and Gascoyne.

Forecast for Saturday 18 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, inland Gascoyne,
north and west Interior and northern and central Goldfields. Possible morning
showers for eastern parts of the South West Land Division and Eucla. Very hot
over the eastern Eucla and Interior. Windy over the southern Kimberley,
Pilbara, Gascoyne, Goldfields and Eucla.

Forecast for Sunday 19 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, North
Interior and western parts of the South Interior and Goldfields. Very hot over
the western Pilbara, Gascoyne, Central West, far northwest Central Wheat Belt
and Interior. Windy over the western Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Goldfields
and Eucla.

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

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