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Forecast issued at 4:26 pm WST on Saturday 8 March 2014.
Weather Situation
A near stationary surface trough extends from the inland Kimberley to the western Pilbara and then through central parts of the state where it will remain over the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to northwesterly in the evening.
Sunday 9 March
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then tending west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 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: High
UV Alert from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
7 day Town Forecasts
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Exmouth | 24 | 37 |
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Onslow | 27 | 37 |
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Karratha | 27 | 37 |
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Roebourne | 26 | 39 |
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Port Hedland | 26 | 36 |
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Marble Bar | 25 | 40 |
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Paraburdoo | 27 | 40 |
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Tom Price | 24 | 35 |
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Newman | 24 | 39 |
Monday 10 March
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
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
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.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am WST Sunday.
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