Pilbara District

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Forecast updated at 8:59 am WST on Friday 8 November 2024.

Weather Situation

A trough extends from the central Pilbara and into the North Interior, with another trough extending into the Kimberley. A ridge building to the south will bring fresh southwesterly winds to the western Pilbara at times.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far east in the morning and afternoon. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.

Fire Danger
Central Pilbara: High
Hedland: High
Burrup: High
Ashburton Inland: High
Ashburton Coast: High
Exmouth Gulf Coast: High
North Interior: Moderate

Sun protection 7:40am to 3:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Wind easing. Cloud clearing. Exmouth 35
Mostly sunny. Onslow 41
Mostly sunny. Karratha 36
Mostly sunny. Roebourne 38
Mostly sunny. Port Hedland 35
Cloud clearing. Marble Bar 42
Cloud clearing. Paraburdoo 40
Mostly sunny. Tom Price 38
Partly cloudy. Newman 41

Saturday 9 November

Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the northeast in the morning and afternoon. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly early in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 25 with daytime temperatures reaching 37 to 42.

Sunday 10 November

Mostly sunny. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 26 with daytime temperatures reaching 37 to 43.

Monday 11 November

Sunny. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending south to southwesterly during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 26 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

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

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