Kimberley District

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am WST on Tuesday 30 September 2025.

Weather Situation

A broad low pressure trough lies over the Kimberley and extends into the central Pilbara. The trough will be pushed towards the Pilbara coast at times as a high pressure ridge develops to the south tomorrow. The trough will extend further into the west Pilbara and Gascoyne on Thursday.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday

Sunny. The chance of fog in the west early this morning. The chance of smoke haze in the southwest early this morning. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southwesterly in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.

Fire Danger
North Kimberley: Moderate
Derby Coast: Moderate
Broome Coast: Moderate
Kimberley Inland: Moderate

Sun protection 7:40am to 3:00pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Sunny. Broome 32
Sunny. Derby 38
Mostly sunny. Fitzroy Crossing 41
Sunny. Kalumburu 40
Mostly sunny. Wyndham 42
Mostly sunny. Kununurra 41
Sunny. Argyle 41
Sunny. Halls Creek MO 39

Wednesday 1 October

Sunny. The chance of morning fog in the far north. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Thursday 2 October

Mostly sunny. The chance of morning fog in the far north. Winds southeast to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly during the morning then tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Friday 3 October

Mostly sunny. The chance of morning fog in the far north. Slight chance of a shower near the Northern Territory border in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 37 to 42.

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

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