Tom Price Forecast

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am WST on Thursday 21 March 2019.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Summary
Max 37
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 20%

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the west, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then tending northwest to northeasterly in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 37 to 42.

Fire Danger
East Pilbara Coast: High
West Pilbara Coast: Very High
East Pilbara Inland: High
Ashburton Inland: High
Exmouth Gulf Coast: High

Sun protection recommended from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Exmouth – 39
Possible storm. Onslow – 40
Shower or two. Possible storm. Karratha – 37
Shower or two. Possible storm. Roebourne – 39
Shower or two. Possible storm. Port Hedland – 36
Possible afternoon storm. Marble Bar – 40
Partly cloudy. Paraburdoo – 41
Partly cloudy. Tom Price – 37
Partly cloudy. Newman – 40

Friday 22 March

Summary
Min 23
Max 37
Possible afternoon storm.
Chance of any rain: 20%

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h before dawn. Damaging wind gusts exceeding 90 km/h possible depending on movement and development of Tropical Cyclone Veronica. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 36 to 41.

Sun protection recommended from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]

Saturday 23 March

Summary
Min 24
Max 35
Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 0.4 mm
Chance of any rain: 30%

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers near the coast, slight (30%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northeast to southeasterly 30 to 45 km/h increasing to 35 to 50 km/h during the evening. Damaging wind gusts exceeding 90 km/h possible depending on movement and development of Tropical Cyclone Veronica. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 41.

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

Sunday 24 March

Summary
Min 23
Max 29
Possibly windy. Storm.
Possible rainfall: 20 to 35 mm
Chance of any rain: 100%

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Heavy falls possible in the north. Destructive wind gusts exceeding 130 km/h possible depending on movement and development of Tropical Cyclone Veronica. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 38.

Sun protection recommended from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]

Monday 25 March

Summary
Min 22
Max 30
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 1 to 5 mm
Chance of any rain: 60%

Tuesday 26 March

Summary
Min 20
Max 31
Possible storm. Wind easing.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 4 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

Wednesday 27 March

Summary
Min 20
Max 33
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 10%

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

Product derived from IDW14199 and IDW13210