Kimberley District

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Forecast issued at 4:25 pm WST on Wednesday 19 February 2025.

Weather Situation

A broad trough lies over inland northern parts of the State. A tropical low (21U) is north of the Kimberley and will move towards the west in the coming days. There is an increased chance of this system becoming a cyclone during the weekend but it will remain well offshore from the WA coast.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds.

Thursday 20 February

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the far north, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 41.

Fire Danger
North Kimberley: No Rating
Derby Coast: No Rating
Broome Coast: No Rating
Kimberley Inland: No Rating

Sun protection 7:40am to 3:40pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Broome 26 35
Partly cloudy. Derby 25 35
Mostly sunny. Fitzroy Crossing 25 40
Possible shower. Kalumburu 25 34
Partly cloudy. Wyndham 27 37
Partly cloudy. Kununurra 25 36
Mostly sunny. Argyle 26 36
Sunny. Halls Creek MO 24 39

Friday 21 February

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the north, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to 22 to 27 with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 41.

Saturday 22 February

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the far north, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the morning then becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 41.

Sunday 23 February

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the north, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the day then becoming northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 40.

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

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