Central West District

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Forecast issued at 4:25 pm WST on Friday 24 January 2025.

Weather Situation

A trough is moving east over the Goldfields and south coast. Another trough associated with the remnants of tropical cyclone Sean will cross the southwest corner overnight on Friday. A new ridge will begin to extend along the south coast from Saturday evening.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east early this evening. Winds west to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h.

Saturday 25 January

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the south, most likely in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds westerly 15 to 25 km/h turning southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning and early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 37.

Fire Danger
Midwest Coast: High
Midwest Inland: High
Lesueur: Moderate
Yarra Yarra: High

Sun protection 8:20am to 4:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Kalbarri 21 31
Cloudy. Geraldton 21 31
Shower or two. Jurien Bay 19 29
Partly cloudy. Morawa 20 35
Cloudy. Moora 20 33

Sunday 26 January

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower near the coast in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds southerly 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 38.

Monday 27 January

Sunny. Winds south to southeasterly 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 36 to 41.

Tuesday 28 January

Sunny. Winds southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h turning east to northeasterly during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 28 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 40s.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am WST Saturday.

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