Onslow Forecast

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am WST on Saturday 7 December 2013.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday

Summary
Max 31
Partly cloudy.

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly in the far east. Possible heavy falls in the east. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 32 to 37.

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

UV Alert from 7:50 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Exmouth – 31
Partly cloudy. Onslow – 31
Cloud clearing. Karratha – 32
Mostly sunny. Roebourne – 35
Mostly sunny. Port Hedland – 33
Chance of a storm. Marble Bar – 37
Chance of a storm. Paraburdoo – 36
Chance of a storm. Tom Price – 34
Showers and chance of a storm. Newman – 36

Sunday 8 December

Summary
Min 21
Max 30
Partly cloudy.

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the east. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.

Monday 9 December

Summary
Min 22
Max 33
Sunny.

Pilbara area

Sunny morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the east during the afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the morning then becoming northwest to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Tuesday 10 December

Summary
Min 23
Max 35
Sunny.

Pilbara area

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the east. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 36 to 41.

Wednesday 11 December

Summary
Min 24
Max 34
Sunny.

Thursday 12 December

Summary
Min 24
Max 34
Sunny.

Friday 13 December

Summary
Min 24
Max 36
Sunny.

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

Product derived from IDW14199 and IDW13210