Pannawonica Forecast

View the current warnings for Western Australia

Forecast issued at 5:00 am WST on Thursday 13 February 2025.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Summary
Max 41
Possible shower. Windy.
Chance of any rain: 40%

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Very high chance of rain in the east, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with destructive winds and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the northeast. Winds northeast to southeasterly 35 to 55 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 43.

Fire Danger
Central Pilbara: Moderate
Hedland: High
Burrup: Moderate
Ashburton Inland: High
Ashburton Coast: High
Exmouth Gulf Coast: High
North Interior: Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Becoming windy. Sunny. Exmouth 41
Partly cloudy. Onslow 42
Showers. Very windy. Karratha 37
Showers. Very windy. Roebourne 38
Windy. Possible storm. Port Hedland 30
Rain. Possible storm. Marble Bar 28
Partly cloudy. Paraburdoo 40
Possible shower. Windy. Tom Price 35
Shower or two. Newman 32

Friday 14 February

Summary
Min 27
Max 37
Windy. Heavy shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 80 mm
Chance of any rain: 70%

Pilbara area

Cloudy. Very high chance of rain in the east, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with destructive winds and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the northeast. Damaging wind gusts exceeding 90 km/h possible depending on movement and development of Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia. Overnight temperatures falling to 21 to 27 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 40.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

Saturday 15 February

Summary
Min 24
Max 36
Shower or two. Windy.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 15 mm
Chance of any rain: 70%

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning. The chance of a thunderstorm. Damaging wind gusts exceeding 90 km/h possible depending on movement and development of Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 25 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 37.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

Sunday 16 February

Summary
Min 23
Max 37
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 30%

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 37.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]

Monday 17 February

Summary
Min 23
Max 38
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 20%

Tuesday 18 February

Summary
Min 23
Max 37
Sunny.
Chance of any rain: 10%

Wednesday 19 February

Summary
Min 23
Max 37
Sunny.
Chance of any rain: 10%

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

Product derived from IDW14199 and IDW13210