Tom Price Forecast

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am WST on Saturday 8 March 2014.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday

Summary
Max 37
Chance of a storm.

Pilbara area

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms mainly during the afternoon and evening. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 37 to 42.

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

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

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Mostly sunny. Exmouth – 34
Mostly sunny. Onslow – 35
Mostly sunny. Karratha – 33
Chance of a storm. Roebourne – 39
Chance of a late storm. Port Hedland – 35
Chance of a storm. Marble Bar – 39
Mostly sunny. Paraburdoo – 40
Chance of a storm. Tom Price – 37
Mostly sunny. Newman – 38

Sunday 9 March

Summary
Min 25
Max 36
Chance of a storm.

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms from the early morning. Light winds becoming northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then tending northwesterly in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 36 to 41.

Monday 10 March

Summary
Min 24
Max 36
Chance of a storm.

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the east, extending throughout in the afternoon and evening. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly during the day then tending northwesterly during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Tuesday 11 March

Summary
Min 24
Max 37
Chance of an afternoon storm.

Pilbara area

Mostly sunny morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the north in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Wednesday 12 March

Summary
Min 25
Max 38
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 13 March

Summary
Min 24
Max 39
Partly cloudy.

Friday 14 March

Summary
Min 23
Max 38
Partly cloudy.

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

Product derived from IDW14199 and IDW13210