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Forecast issued at 7:06 pm AWST on Friday 6 February 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

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Clear
Max
42 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
0%

Gascoyne area

Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far northeast. Winds east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h.

Saturday 7 February

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Partly Cloudy
Min
29 °C
Max
41 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Gascoyne area

Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers in the northeast, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the northeast in the afternoon and early evening. Winds northeast to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to 25 to 31 with daytime temperatures reaching 38 to 46.

Fire Danger
West Interior: Moderate
Yalgar: High
Gascoyne Inland: High
Gascoyne Coast: High
North Goldfields: Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme]

Sunday 8 February

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Partly Cloudy
Min
29 °C
Max
39 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Gascoyne area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the north, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds east to northeasterly 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 36 to 42.

Sun protection recommended from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme]

Monday 9 February

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Storm
Min
26 °C
Max
37 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 20 mm
Chance of any rain:
80%

Gascoyne area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds northeasterly 30 to 45 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h during the afternoon then tending northwest to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the evening. Damaging wind gusts exceeding 90 km/h possible depending on movement and development of Tropical Low. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.

Sun protection recommended from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme]

Tuesday 10 February

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Showers
Min
24 °C
Max
33 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain:
80%

Gascoyne area

Cloudy. High chance of showers in the south, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northwest to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the day then tending southeast to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.

Sun protection recommended from 8:10 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

Wednesday 11 February

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Showers
Min
20 °C
Max
30 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 8 mm
Chance of any rain:
50%

Thursday 12 February

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Partly Cloudy
Min
19 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 1:30 am AWST Saturday.

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