Gascoyne District

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Forecast issued at 4:25 pm WST on Tuesday 30 May 2023.

Weather Situation

A moderate cold front will approach the southwest Capes this evening, moving through the South West Land Division with an associated low pressure system on Wednesday, before moving east across the Goldfields and Interior on Thursday. A new ridge will extend over the South West Land Division on Friday from the west.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday

Clear. Light winds.

Wednesday 31 May

Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers near the far southwest coast in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the south in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.

Fire Danger
Gascoyne Coast: Moderate
Gascoyne Inland: No Rating
Yalgar: Moderate
North Goldfields: Moderate
West Interior: Moderate

Sun protection 10:20am to 2:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Sunny. Carnarvon 12 27
Sunny. Coral Bay 10 28
Mostly sunny. Meekatharra 11 27
Partly cloudy. Denham 16 25

Thursday 1 June

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the southeast, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 26.

Friday 2 June

Sunny. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 24.

Saturday 3 June

Sunny. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h turning easterly 25 to 35 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 25.

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

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