Goldfields 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

Partly cloudy. Light winds.

Wednesday 31 May

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the far southwest in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far southwest. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 29.

Fire Danger
North Goldfields: Moderate
South Goldfields: No Rating
West Interior: Moderate
South Interior: Moderate
Eucla: Moderate

Sun protection 10:00am to 1:40pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Kalgoorlie 13 25
Partly cloudy. Leonora 11 27
Partly cloudy. Laverton 12 28
Partly cloudy. Leinster 10 28
Shower or two developing. Norseman 8 24

Thursday 1 June

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the southwest in the morning and early afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far southwest in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 25 to 40 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 23.

Friday 2 June

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the far southwest, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds south to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 19.

Saturday 3 June

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the far southwest, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southeasterly during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching around 17.

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

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