Roebourne Forecast

View the current warnings for Western Australia

Forecast issued at 5:00 am WST on Friday 30 September 2016.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Summary
Max 24
Rain at times.
Chance of any rain: 70%

Pilbara area

Cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of rain in the north, slight (20%) chance elsewhere. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the morning then becoming northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 32.

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

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Possible rain. Exmouth – 28
Possible rain. Onslow – 28
Rain at times. Karratha – 23
Rain at times. Roebourne – 24
Rain at times. Port Hedland – 23
Rain at times. Marble Bar – 28
Partly cloudy. Paraburdoo – 32
Partly cloudy. Tom Price – 29
Partly cloudy. Newman – 31

Saturday 1 October

Summary
Min 16
Max 30
Rain at times.
Possible rainfall: 2 to 6 mm
Chance of any rain: 70%

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. High (80%) chance of rain in the north, slight (30%) chance elsewhere. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the late afternoon then tending south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 8:30 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]

Sunday 2 October

Summary
Min 15
Max 33
Sunny.
Possible rainfall: 0 mm
Chance of any rain: 0%

Pilbara area

Slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the far northeast in the morning. Sunny afternoon. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 32.

Sun protection recommended from 8:30 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Monday 3 October

Summary
Min 15
Max 33
Sunny.
Possible rainfall: 0 mm
Chance of any rain: 0%

Pilbara area

Sunny. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 33.

Sun protection recommended from 8:30 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

Tuesday 4 October

Summary
Min 13
Max 34
Sunny.
Possible rainfall: 0 mm
Chance of any rain: 0%

Wednesday 5 October

Summary
Min 14
Max 34
Sunny.
Possible rainfall: 0 mm
Chance of any rain: 0%

Thursday 6 October

Summary
Min 16
Max 32
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall: 0 mm
Chance of any rain: 0%

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

Product derived from IDW14199 and IDW13210