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Forecast issued at 5:29 am AWST on Friday 27 March 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

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Storm
Min
27 °C
Max
30 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
15 to 40 mm
Chance of any rain:
95%

Gascoyne area

Partly cloudy. Very high chance of rain, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm with possible heavy falls in the west in the afternoon and evening. Very destructive wind gusts exceeding 170 km/h possible in the far west, and gusts exceeding 90 km/h possible more broadly in the west, depending on movement and development of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle. Daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 36.

Fire Danger
West Interior: High
Yalgar: High
Gascoyne Inland: High
Gascoyne Coast: Extreme
North Goldfields: Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Saturday 28 March

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Storm
Min
23 °C
Max
25 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
1 to 6 mm
Chance of any rain:
80%

Gascoyne area

Cloudy. Very high chance of rain in the south, high chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Heavy falls possible inland. Damaging wind gusts exceeding 90 km/h possible depending on movement and development of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 35.

Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Sunday 29 March

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Showers
Min
23 °C
Max
24 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
40%

Gascoyne area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the far northeast, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending westerly 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 33.

Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Monday 30 March

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Showers
Min
21 °C
Max
24 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
50%

Gascoyne area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers near the far southwest coast, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm inland. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then tending west to southwesterly during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 34.

Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Tuesday 31 March

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Partly Cloudy
Min
21 °C
Max
23 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Wednesday 1 April

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Partly Cloudy
Min
19 °C
Max
23 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Thursday 2 April

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Sunny
Min
20 °C
Max
25 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
0%

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

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