Please note that on Tuesday 7 May, 11:45AM to 14:15 AEST (11:15am to 13:45 ACST) SA will be upgrading equipment which will cause interruptions to SA observations.

Karratha Forecast

View the current warnings for Western Australia

Forecast issued at 4:50 am WST on Tuesday 7 May 2013.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday

Summary
Max 35
Sunny.

Sunny. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming westerly and light in the evening.

Fire Danger - Low-Moderate

UV Alert from 9:10 am to 3:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Late storms and showers. Exmouth – 32
Chance of a late storm. Onslow – 33
Sunny. Karratha – 35
Sunny. Roebourne – 37
Sunny. Port Hedland – 36
Sunny. Marble Bar – 38
Mostly sunny. Paraburdoo – 36
Mostly sunny. Tom Price – 33
Mostly sunny. Newman – 35

Wednesday 8 May

Summary
Min 22
Max 33
Chance of a storm.

Partly cloudy. A shower or two and the chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 25 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming southwesterly 20 to 25 km/h in the evening.

Thursday 9 May

Summary
Min 21
Max 32
Partly cloudy.

Partly cloudy. Winds south to southwesterly 20 to 25 km/h becoming light during the morning then becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening.

Friday 10 May

Summary
Min 22
Max 32
Partly cloudy.

Partly cloudy. Winds south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h.

Saturday 11 May

Summary
Min 19
Max 33
Mostly sunny.

Mostly sunny. Winds south to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h.

Sunday 12 May

Summary
Min 18
Max 33
Mostly sunny.

Mostly sunny. Winds east to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h.

Monday 13 May

Summary
Min 18
Max 32
Partly cloudy.

Partly cloudy. Winds southeasterly 25 to 30 km/h tending easterly 20 to 25 km/h during the morning.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Tuesday.

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