Derby Forecast

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am WST on Wednesday 20 November 2019.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday

Summary
Max 38
Possible afternoon storm.
Chance of any rain: 20%

Kimberley area

Very hot and mostly sunny. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the northwest during this afternoon and early evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and early evening. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 38 to 43.

Fire Danger
North Kimberley Coast: High
West Kimberley Coast: High
Kimberley Inland: Very High

Sun protection recommended from 7:30 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Broome – 34
Possible afternoon storm. Derby – 38
Very hot and mostly sunny. Fitzroy Crossing – 43
Sunny morning. Possible storm. Kalumburu – 39
Very hot and mostly sunny. Wyndham – 43
Very hot and mostly sunny. Kununurra – 42
Very hot and mostly sunny. Argyle – 43
Mostly sunny. Halls Creek MO – 41

Thursday 21 November

Summary
Min 25
Max 39
Possible afternoon storm.
Chance of any rain: 20%

Kimberley area

Very hot. Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the far north in the afternoon and early evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to 22 to 27 with daytime temperatures reaching 39 to 44.

Sun protection recommended from 7:40 am to 3:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Friday 22 November

Summary
Min 26
Max 41
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 10%

Kimberley area

Very hot. Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers near the Northern Territory border, slight (20%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 39 to 45.

Sun protection recommended from 7:30 am to 3:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

Saturday 23 November

Summary
Min 27
Max 39
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 10%

Kimberley area

Very hot. Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers in the northeast, slight (30%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly during the morning then tending northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 37 to 45.

Sun protection recommended from 7:40 am to 3:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Sunday 24 November

Summary
Min 27
Max 36
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 5%

Monday 25 November

Summary
Min 26
Max 35
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5%

Tuesday 26 November

Summary
Min 26
Max 37
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5%

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

Product derived from IDW14199 and IDW13220