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Forecast issued at 5:00 am AWST on Thursday 2 April 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

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Sunny
Min
22 °C
Max
36 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Pilbara area

Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the southeast in the afternoon and early evening. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.

Fire Danger
North Interior: Moderate
Central Pilbara: Moderate
Hedland: No Rating
Burrup: No Rating
Ashburton Inland: Moderate
Ashburton Coast: Moderate
Exmouth Gulf Coast: Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Friday 3 April

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Partly Cloudy
Min
23 °C
Max
36 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Pilbara area

Sunny. Light winds becoming northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Saturday 4 April

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Sunny
Min
21 °C
Max
35 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Pilbara area

Mostly sunny. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 25 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.

Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Sunday 5 April

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Sunny
Min
21 °C
Max
36 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
0%

Pilbara area

Mostly sunny. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the morning then becoming northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 26 with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 40.

Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Monday 6 April

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Partly Cloudy
Min
22 °C
Max
37 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
0%

Tuesday 7 April

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Sunny
Min
21 °C
Max
35 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Wednesday 8 April

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Sunny
Min
19 °C
Max
32 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 1:25 pm AWST Thursday.

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