Tom Price Forecast

View the current warnings for Western Australia

Forecast issued at 5:00 am WST on Saturday 14 December 2019.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday

Summary
Max 36
Possible shower or storm.
Chance of any rain: 40%

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and early evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, with gusty winds during this afternoon and evening. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then tending northwest to southwesterly in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.

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

Sun protection recommended from 7:50 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Mostly sunny. Exmouth – 40
Mostly sunny. Onslow – 37
Mostly sunny. Karratha – 38
Mostly sunny. Roebourne – 41
Mostly sunny. Port Hedland – 39
Possible shower or storm. Marble Bar – 42
Possible storm. Paraburdoo – 40
Possible shower or storm. Tom Price – 36
Possible shower or storm. Newman – 38

Sunday 15 December

Summary
Min 23
Max 35
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 3 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers inland, slight (20%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming northwest to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Sun protection recommended from 7:50 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

Monday 16 December

Summary
Min 22
Max 37
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 0%

Pilbara area

Mostly sunny. Slight (20%) chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the east. Winds northwest to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Sun protection recommended from 7:50 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

Tuesday 17 December

Summary
Min 22
Max 39
Sunny.
Chance of any rain: 0%

Pilbara area

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

Sun protection recommended from 7:50 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

Wednesday 18 December

Summary
Min 25
Max 40
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5%

Thursday 19 December

Summary
Min 26
Max 41
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5%

Friday 20 December

Summary
Min 25
Max 40
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5%

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

Product derived from IDW14199 and IDW13210