Great Southern District

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am WST on Tuesday 30 May 2023.

Weather Situation

A high pressure ridge is moving east across southern parts of the state. As the ridge weakens, a weak trough will move inland across the west coast on Tuesday. A moderate cold front will approach the southwest Capes on Tuesday night, 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. Medium chance of showers in the west, most likely during this evening. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light early in the morning then becoming northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.

Fire Danger
Arthur: Moderate
Roe: Moderate
Lakes: Moderate
Stirling North: Moderate
Stirling West: Moderate

Sun protection 11:20am to 1:00pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Narrogin 24
Possible shower. Katanning 23
Partly cloudy. Lake Grace 23

Wednesday 31 May

Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching around 19.

Thursday 1 June

Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 8 with daytime temperatures reaching around 16.

Friday 2 June

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the south, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of morning frost in the northwest. Light winds becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 6 with daytime temperatures reaching around 16.

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

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