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Forecast issued at 4:25 pm WST on Monday 6 May 2013.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure lies to the south of the state. A deep low pressure system is forecast to develop off the southwest corner of the state on Tuesday. The low and associated cold front will produce wet and windy conditions across the southern half of the state on Tuesday and Wednesday. A second weaker cold front will move over the SW of the state Thursday afternoon. A moist onshore flow will persist about the southwest of the state on Friday and Saturday, before a ridge of high pressure begins to extend over south parts on Sunday.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Cloudy. Isolated showers in the southwest, extending throughout late this evening. Light winds.
Tuesday 7 May
Cloudy. Isolated showers, becoming widespread later in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms, possibly severe, in the southwest during the evening, extending throughout late in the evening. Destructive winds possible during the evening. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h early in the morning then tending northerly 35 to 50 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 20s.
- Fire Danger
- Geographe: High
- Leeuwin: High
- Nelson: Low-Moderate
UV Alert from 10:30 am to 1:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
7 day Town Forecasts
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Bunbury | 13 | 23 |
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Busselton | 12 | 23 |
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Margaret River | 12 | 22 |
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Augusta | 16 | 22 |
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Bridgetown | 11 | 21 |
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Collie | 10 | 22 |
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Manjimup | 12 | 20 |
Wednesday 8 May
Windy. Showers, heavier in the north. Isolated thunderstorms. Winds north to northwesterly 40 to 50 km/h tending west to northwesterly 60 to 70 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching around 19.
Thursday 9 May
Windy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Winds westerly 60 to 75 km/h, becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 20.
Friday 10 May
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the southwest. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to southwesterly during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 18.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am WST Tuesday.
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