Mount Augustus Forecast

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am WST on Wednesday 22 March 2023.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday

Summary
Max 40
Possible late storm.
Chance of any rain: 20%

Gascoyne area

Sunny morning. The chance of fog about the far southwest coast early this morning. The chance of a thunderstorm inland during this afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to northeast to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h near the coast. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.

Fire Danger
Gascoyne Coast: High
Gascoyne Inland: Moderate
Yalgar: Moderate
North Goldfields: High
West Interior: Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Mostly sunny. Carnarvon – 29
Partly cloudy. Coral Bay – 36
Possible late storm. Meekatharra – 41
Mostly sunny. Denham – 30

Thursday 23 March

Summary
Min 25
Max 39
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 30%

Gascoyne area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower inland, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east in the morning and afternoon. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly in the middle of the day then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 25 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Friday 24 March

Summary
Min 25
Max 39
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 30%

Gascoyne area

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower inland, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm inland in the afternoon and evening. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the day then becoming southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 25 with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 40.

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Saturday 25 March

Summary
Min 25
Max 38
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 5 mm
Chance of any rain: 60%

Gascoyne area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers inland, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm inland. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly during the day then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 37.

Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Sunday 26 March

Summary
Min 23
Max 34
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 3 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

Monday 27 March

Summary
Min 22
Max 33
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

Tuesday 28 March

Summary
Min 22
Max 30
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

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

Product derived from IDW14199 and IDW13180