Pilbara District

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Forecast issued at 4:25 pm WST on Thursday 30 March 2023.

Weather Situation

A broad trough lies over northern parts of the State and is more active across the Pilbara and adjacent North Interior.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers inland, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe inland. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening.

Friday 31 March

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the south, slight chance in the west and east, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with possible heavy falls in the south. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 36.

Fire Danger
Central Pilbara: Moderate
Hedland: Moderate
Burrup: Moderate
Ashburton Inland: No Rating
Ashburton Coast: Moderate
Exmouth Gulf Coast: No Rating
North Interior: Moderate

Sun protection 8:40am to 3:40pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Exmouth 24 31
Possible storm. Onslow 23 32
Shower or two. Possible storm. Karratha 26 33
Shower or two. Possible storm. Roebourne 25 33
Sunny. Port Hedland 25 34
Sunny. Marble Bar 23 36
Showers. Possible storm. Paraburdoo 21 31
Showers. Possible storm. Tom Price 19 29
Showers. Possible storm. Newman 21 29

Saturday 1 April

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the southwest, most likely in the afternoon and early evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 36.

Sunday 2 April

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the southwest, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the southwest. Light winds becoming northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 37.

Monday 3 April

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the day then becoming northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 25 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 37.

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

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