Dampier Forecast

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am WST on Thursday 9 April 2020.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Summary
Max 34
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 0%

Pilbara area

Mostly sunny. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the northeast. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and early evening. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 33 to 38.

Fire Danger
East Pilbara Coast: Low-Moderate
West Pilbara Coast: Low-Moderate
East Pilbara Inland: Low-Moderate
Ashburton Inland: Low-Moderate
Exmouth Gulf Coast: High

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Sunny. Exmouth – 36
Mostly sunny. Onslow – 35
Mostly sunny. Karratha – 34
Mostly sunny. Roebourne – 35
Mostly sunny. Port Hedland – 34
Partly cloudy. Marble Bar – 36
Mostly sunny. Paraburdoo – 36
Partly cloudy. Tom Price – 31
Mostly sunny. Newman – 34

Friday 10 April

Summary
Min 27
Max 36
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 0%

Pilbara area

Sunny. Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 39.

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Saturday 11 April

Summary
Min 25
Max 37
Sunny.
Chance of any rain: 0%

Pilbara area

Sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the northeast in the evening. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 40.

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Sunday 12 April

Summary
Min 25
Max 36
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 10%

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the northeast. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h turning east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 40.

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Monday 13 April

Summary
Min 25
Max 32
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 20%

Tuesday 14 April

Summary
Min 24
Max 33
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm
Chance of any rain: 30%

Wednesday 15 April

Summary
Min 26
Max 34
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 10%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:25 pm WST Thursday.

Product derived from IDW14199 and IDW13210