Pilbara District

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am WST on Friday 27 February 2015.

Weather Situation

A trough lies across inland parts of the Pilbara and Kimberley.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers inland, slight (20%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, with gusty winds and possible heavy falls in the southeast during this afternoon and evening. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.

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

UV Alert from 8:30 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Exmouth – 35
Mostly sunny. Onslow – 35
Partly cloudy. Karratha – 36
Partly cloudy. Roebourne – 38
Possible shower or storm. Port Hedland – 36
Shower or two. Possible storm. Marble Bar – 38
Shower or two. Possible storm. Paraburdoo – 36
Shower or two. Possible storm. Tom Price – 33
Shower or two. Possible storm. Newman – 37

Saturday 28 February

Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers inland in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming north 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 the mid to high 30s.

Sunday 1 March

Partly cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers inland, medium (40%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon then tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 38.

Monday 2 March

Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers inland, medium (50%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Heavy falls exceeding 60 mm possible in the south. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then tending west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s.

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

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