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Pannawonica Forecast (beta)

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Forecast issued at 1:00 am AWST on Tuesday 14 October 2025.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday

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Partly Cloudy
Max
41 °C
Precis
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
0%

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east during this afternoon and early evening. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the early morning then tending northwest to northeasterly in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.

Fire Danger
Central Pilbara: High
Hedland: High
Burrup: High
Ashburton Inland: High
Ashburton Coast: High
Exmouth Gulf Coast: High
North Interior: Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 8:10 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Wednesday 15 October

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Sunny
Min
22 °C
Max
40 °C
Precis
Sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
0%

Pilbara area

Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the northeast in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower in the far east, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east in the afternoon and early evening. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly before dawn then tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Sun protection recommended from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Thursday 16 October

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Sunny
Min
23 °C
Max
41 °C
Precis
Sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Pilbara area

Mostly sunny. The chance of morning fog in the northeast. The chance of a thunderstorm in the northeast in the morning and afternoon. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Sun protection recommended from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

Friday 17 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
21 °C
Max
41 °C
Precis
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Pilbara area

Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the northeast in the afternoon. Light winds becoming northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Sun protection recommended from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

Saturday 18 October

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Sunny
Min
22 °C
Max
41 °C
Precis
Sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Sunday 19 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
23 °C
Max
39 °C
Precis
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Monday 20 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
22 °C
Max
39 °C
Precis
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 1:25 pm AWST Tuesday.

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