Please note that on Tuesday 7 May, 11:45AM to 14:15 AEST (11:15am to 13:45 ACST) SA will be upgrading equipment which will cause interruptions to SA observations.

Onslow Forecast

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am WST on Tuesday 7 May 2013.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday

Summary
Max 33
Chance of a late storm.

Pilbara area

Sunny morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the southwest this afternoon and evening. . Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.

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

UV Alert from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Late storms and showers. Exmouth – 32
Chance of a late storm. Onslow – 33
Sunny. Karratha – 35
Sunny. Roebourne – 37
Sunny. Port Hedland – 36
Sunny. Marble Bar – 38
Mostly sunny. Paraburdoo – 36
Mostly sunny. Tom Price – 33
Mostly sunny. Newman – 35

Wednesday 8 May

Summary
Min 23
Max 31
Showers and chance of a storm.

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the west. Winds west to northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 36.

Thursday 9 May

Summary
Min 17
Max 29
Mostly sunny.

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 33.

Friday 10 May

Summary
Min 18
Max 31
Sunny.

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the southeast in the morning. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 34.

Saturday 11 May

Summary
Min 17
Max 31
Mostly sunny.

Sunday 12 May

Summary
Min 17
Max 33
Mostly sunny.

Monday 13 May

Summary
Min 19
Max 31
Partly cloudy.

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

Product derived from IDW14199 and and IDW13210