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Forecast issued at 4:25 pm WST on Saturday 16 February 2019.
Weather Situation
A surface trough extends from the inland Pilbara through the north Interior. The western portion of the trough will move south into the Gascoyne from Monday.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm in the north early this evening. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h in the evening.
Sunday 17 February
Very hot and mostly sunny. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the northeast in the afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 40s.
- Fire Danger
- East Pilbara Coast: High
- West Pilbara Coast: Very High
- East Pilbara Inland: High
- Ashburton Inland: Severe
- Exmouth Gulf Coast: Very High
Sun protection 8:20am to 4:10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]
7 day Town Forecasts
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Exmouth | 22 | 39 |
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Onslow | 27 | 40 |
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Karratha | 30 | 40 |
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Roebourne | 29 | 42 |
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Port Hedland | 27 | 37 |
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Marble Bar | 28 | 45 |
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Paraburdoo | 28 | 45 |
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Tom Price | 27 | 42 |
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Newman | 28 | 44 |
Monday 18 February
Very hot and mostly sunny. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the far east in the afternoon and early evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 40 to 45.
Tuesday 19 February
Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the far east in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm inland in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 40s.
Wednesday 20 February
Very hot and mostly sunny. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the far east in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm inland in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon then tending north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 40 to 45.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am WST Sunday.
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