Karratha Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:50 am WST on Thursday 17 January 2019.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Summary
Max 35
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 10%

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening.

Fire Danger - High

Sun protection recommended from 8:10 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Sunny. Exmouth – 41
Mostly sunny. Karratha – 35
Possible late storm. Port Hedland – 36
Possible storm. Newman – 41
Mostly sunny. Onslow – 38
Mostly sunny. Roebourne – 38
Shower or two. Possible storm. Marble Bar – 41
Possible storm. Paraburdoo – 43
Possible shower or storm. Tom Price – 39
Sunny. Barrow Island – 34
Mostly sunny. Dampier – 34
Possible storm. Pannawonica – 42
Shower or two. Possible storm. Telfer – 41

Friday 18 January

Summary
Min 27
Max 36
Possible early storm.
Chance of any rain: 20%

Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the early morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning with gusty winds. Mostly sunny day. Light winds becoming northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then tending westerly 25 to 30 km/h in the late afternoon.

Sun protection recommended from 8:10 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

Saturday 19 January

Summary
Min 27
Max 35
Sunny.
Chance of any rain: 0%

Sunny. Winds westerly 20 to 25 km/h turning north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

Sunday 20 January

Summary
Min 27
Max 35
Possible afternoon storm.
Chance of any rain: 20%

Mostly sunny morning. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the morning then becoming west to northwesterly 20 to 25 km/h during the day.

Sun protection recommended from 8:10 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme]

Monday 21 January

Summary
Min 27
Max 36
Possible afternoon storm.
Chance of any rain: 20%

Mostly sunny morning. Slight (20%) chance of a shower later in the day. The chance of a thunderstorm later in the day. Winds northwest to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h.

Tuesday 22 January

Summary
Min 27
Max 35
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 10%

Mostly sunny. Winds west to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h.

Wednesday 23 January

Summary
Min 27
Max 36
Possible early storm.
Chance of any rain: 20%

Slight (20%) chance of a shower during the morning. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning. Mostly sunny day. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending west to northwesterly during the day.

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

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