Derby Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:25 pm WST on Sunday 20 January 2019.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday

Summary
Possible storm.
Chance of any rain: 20%

Kimberley area

Very hot. Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm with gusty winds. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 7:40 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 16 [Extreme]

Monday 21 January

Summary
Min 28
Max 39
Possible shower or storm.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 8 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%

Kimberley area

Very hot. Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers in the north, medium (40%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, with gusty winds in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to northeasterly in the middle of the day then tending northwest to northeasterly in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 43.

Fire Danger
North Kimberley Coast: Low-Moderate
West Kimberley Coast: High
Kimberley Inland: Low-Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 7:40 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Possible storm. Broome 29 35
Possible shower or storm. Derby 28 39
Very hot. Possible storm. Fitzroy Crossing 28 42
Shower or two. Possible storm. Kalumburu 25 37
Shower or two. Possible storm. Wyndham 27 37
Shower or two. Possible storm. Kununurra 26 37
Shower or two. Possible storm. Argyle 27 38
Shower or two. Possible storm. Halls Creek MO 27 39

Tuesday 22 January

Summary
Min 28
Max 37
Showers. Storm likely.
Possible rainfall: 2 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain: 80%

Kimberley area

Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, with gusty winds in the early morning. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to northeasterly in the early afternoon then tending northwest to northeasterly in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 40.

Sun protection recommended from 7:50 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 16 [Extreme]

Wednesday 23 January

Summary
Min 27
Max 34
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 3 to 15 mm
Chance of any rain: 70%

Kimberley area

Partly cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers in the far north, medium (40%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 39.

Sun protection recommended from 7:40 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 17 [Extreme]

Thursday 24 January

Summary
Min 27
Max 33
Rain increasing. Storm likely.
Possible rainfall: 10 to 30 mm
Chance of any rain: 90%

Kimberley area

Partly cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of rain in the northwest, medium (60%) chance elsewhere. The chance of thunderstorms. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then tending north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 37.

Friday 25 January

Summary
Min 25
Max 31
Rain. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 8 to 30 mm
Chance of any rain: 80%

Saturday 26 January

Summary
Min 26
Max 31
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 3 to 30 mm
Chance of any rain: 60%

Sunday 27 January

Summary
Min 25
Max 33
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 3 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

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

Product derived from IDW14199 and IDW13220