Pannawonica Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:25 pm WST on Friday 21 February 2020.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Summary
Possible shower or storm.
Chance of any rain: 40%

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower inland, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

Saturday 22 February

Summary
Min 24
Max 35
Possible shower or storm.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. 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 evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 38.

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

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

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Exmouth 23 33
Possible morning storm. Onslow 25 32
Possible morning shower or storm. Karratha 26 32
Possible morning storm. Roebourne 26 34
Possible morning shower or storm. Port Hedland 26 33
Possible afternoon storm. Marble Bar 25 36
Shower or two. Possible storm. Paraburdoo 25 35
Shower or two. Possible storm. Tom Price 23 33
Shower or two. Possible storm. Newman 25 36

Sunday 23 February

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

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the south in the afternoon and early evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm inland. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.

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

Monday 24 February

Summary
Min 23
Max 39
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 0%

Pilbara area

Mostly sunny. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the southeast in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm inland in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to 23 to 28 with daytime temperatures reaching 36 to 41.

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

Tuesday 25 February

Summary
Min 24
Max 41
Sunny.
Chance of any rain: 0%

Pilbara area

Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the southeast in the afternoon and evening. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to 23 to 28 with daytime temperatures reaching 38 to 43.

Wednesday 26 February

Summary
Min 27
Max 45
Very hot and sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5%

Thursday 27 February

Summary
Min 29
Max 46
Very hot and mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5%

Friday 28 February

Summary
Min 27
Max 45
Very hot and sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5%

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

Product derived from IDW14199 and IDW13210