Onslow Forecast

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am WST on Sunday 9 March 2014.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday

Summary
Max 37
Mostly sunny.

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the south, extending throughout this afternoon and evening. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending west to northwesterly in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.

Fire Danger
East Pilbara Coast: Low-Moderate
West Pilbara Coast: Low-Moderate
East Pilbara Inland: Low-Moderate
Ashburton Inland: Low-Moderate
Exmouth Gulf Coast: Very High

UV Alert from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Mostly sunny. Exmouth – 37
Mostly sunny. Onslow – 37
Chance of an afternoon storm. Karratha – 37
Chance of a storm. Roebourne – 39
Chance of an afternoon storm. Port Hedland – 36
Chance of an afternoon storm. Marble Bar – 40
Chance of a storm. Paraburdoo – 40
Chance of a storm. Tom Price – 35
Chance of an afternoon storm. Newman – 39

Monday 10 March

Summary
Min 27
Max 39
Partly cloudy.

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the morning then becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Tuesday 11 March

Summary
Min 27
Max 38
Mostly sunny.

Pilbara area

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Wednesday 12 March

Summary
Min 27
Max 39
Partly cloudy.

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms inland in the afternoon. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then tending northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Thursday 13 March

Summary
Min 26
Max 40
Partly cloudy.

Friday 14 March

Summary
Min 27
Max 39
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 15 March

Summary
Min 24
Max 40
Chance of a storm.

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

Product derived from IDW14199 and IDW13210