Murchison Forecast

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Forecast issued at 3:52 pm WST on Friday 24 March 2023.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Summary
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 30%

Gascoyne area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower inland, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Possible heavy falls with thunderstorms in the southwest in the early evening. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southeasterly in the evening.

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

Saturday 25 March

Summary
Min 22
Max 30
Rain.
Possible rainfall: 1 to 9 mm
Chance of any rain: 80%

Gascoyne area

Cloudy. High chance of rain inland, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly in the middle of the day then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 34.

Fire Danger
Gascoyne Coast: Moderate
Gascoyne Inland: No Rating
Yalgar: No Rating
North Goldfields: Moderate
West Interior: Moderate

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

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Carnarvon 23 29
Mostly sunny. Coral Bay 23 33
Rain. Meekatharra 22 29
Partly cloudy. Denham 22 29

Sunday 26 March

Summary
Min 18
Max 29
Cloud clearing.
Chance of any rain: 0%

Gascoyne area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of rain in the east, most likely in the early morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east, possibly severe. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending south to southwesterly in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 33.

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

Monday 27 March

Summary
Min 17
Max 30
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 0%

Gascoyne area

Partly cloudy. High chance of rain in the far northeast, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the northeast. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 35.

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

Tuesday 28 March

Summary
Min 19
Max 32
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5%

Gascoyne area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the northeast, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 35.

Wednesday 29 March

Summary
Min 19
Max 29
Possible shower.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%

Thursday 30 March

Summary
Min 17
Max 31
Possible shower.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%

Friday 31 March

Summary
Min 19
Max 33
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 30%

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

Product derived from IDW14199 and IDW13180