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Forecast issued at 4:25 pm WST on Monday 6 May 2013.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure lies to the south of the state. A deep low pressure system is forecast to develop off the southwest corner of the state on Tuesday. The low and associated cold front will produce wet and windy conditions across the southern half of the state on Tuesday and Wednesday. A second weaker cold front will move over the SW of the state Thursday afternoon. A moist onshore flow will persist about the southwest of the state on Friday and Saturday, before a ridge of high pressure begins to extend over south parts on Sunday.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Partly cloudy. Winds south to southwesterly and light.
Tuesday 7 May
Cloudy. Isolated showers in the southwest from the morning, extending throughout from midday. Areas of raised dust in the southeast in the late afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms during the evening. Destructive winds possible in the far southwest during the evening. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 35 to 50 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.
- Fire Danger
- Mortlock: High
- Ninghan: Very High
- Avon: Low-Moderate
- Jilbadgie: High
UV Alert from 10:00 am to 2:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
7 day Town Forecasts
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Dalwallinu | 14 | 25 |
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Northam | 12 | 25 |
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Merredin | 14 | 26 |
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Southern Cross | 14 | 27 |
Wednesday 8 May
Windy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Winds northerly 45 to 55 km/h turning northwesterly 40 to 55 km/h before dawn. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 20s.
Thursday 9 May
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the west, extending throughout from the morning. Isolated thunderstorms. Winds west to northwesterly 45 to 55 km/h, decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching around 20.
Friday 10 May
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning westerly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning then decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching around 18.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am WST Tuesday.
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