Tom Price Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:25 pm WST on Thursday 5 March 2015.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Summary
Possible shower or storm.

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms. Gusty winds and possible heavy falls. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly in the evening.

Friday 6 March

Summary
Min 22
Max 32
Showers. Storm likely.

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending north to northeasterly in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.

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

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
Shower or two. Possible storm. Exmouth 25 33
Shower or two. Possible storm. Onslow 26 32
Shower or two. Possible storm. Karratha 27 34
Shower or two. Possible storm. Roebourne 27 35
Shower or two. Possible storm. Port Hedland 26 36
Showers. Possible storm. Marble Bar 26 37
Storms. Possible heavy falls. Paraburdoo 24 34
Showers. Storm likely. Tom Price 22 32
Showers. Possible storm. Newman 22 33

Saturday 7 March

Summary
Min 22
Max 32
Storms. Possible heavy falls.

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.

Sunday 8 March

Summary
Min 22
Max 30
Shower or two. Possible storm.

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers or thunderstorms, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.

Monday 9 March

Summary
Min 22
Max 31
Shower or two. Possible storm.

Pilbara area

Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the west, slight (30%) chance elsewhere. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s.

Tuesday 10 March

Summary
Min 22
Max 33
Possible shower or storm.

Wednesday 11 March

Summary
Min 23
Max 34
Sunny morning. Possible storm.

Thursday 12 March

Summary
Min 23
Max 36
Mostly sunny.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am WST Friday.

Product derived from IDW14199 and IDW13210