IDW10100 Western Australia Forecast (Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology)
IDW10100
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Monday 30 December 2013
for the period until midnight WST Thursday 2 January 2014.
Warning Information
For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call
1300-659-213* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.
Weather Situation - Northern Western Australia
Severe Tropical Cyclone Christine is currently to the north northeast of Port
Hedland and is moving south southwest towards the Pilbara coast and is most
likely to cross the coast later in the day or Monday night. Heavy rainfall and
strong winds are expected about the west Kimberley and Pilbara during today and
Tuesday, before contracting southeastwards during Wednesday.
Weather Situation - Southern and Central Western Australia
A high pressure system lies in the Bight with a trough deepening inland from
the west coast. The remnants of a likely ex-tropical cyclone by Wednesday may
bring areas of heavy rainfall and gusty winds through the eastern Gascoyne,
Goldfields, Eucla and southern Interior during Tuesday and Wednesday, before
contracting to the southeast on Thursday, but is dependent on the movement of
Tropical Cyclone Christine.
Forecast for the rest of Monday 30 December
Showers and thunderstorms across most of the state northeast of a line from
Carnarvon to Esperance. Very windy with rain and heavy falls possible in the
Pilbara and west coastal Kimberley. Possible late drizzle near the south coast
west of Hood Point.
Forecast for Tuesday 31 December
Showers and thunderstorms across most of the state away from the west coast.
Very windy with rain and heavy falls possible in the Pilbara and Gascoyne.
Isolated showers about the Southwest district during the afternoon and evening
with possible drizzle developing about coastal parts of the Lower West district
in the evening.
Forecast for Wednesday 1 January
Showers and thunderstorms over central and eastern parts of the state with some
rain areas, squally winds and possible heavy falls over the Goldfields, Eucla,
southern Interior and the adjacent Gascoyne. Isolated light showers for the
Southwest district and the adjacent Lower West during the morning.
Forecast for Thursday 2 January
Rain areas with thunderstorms over the eastern Eucla and adjacent Interior
clearing during the day. Showers and thunderstorms for the central and eastern
Kimberley and northern Interior, mainly during the afternoon and evening.
Showers for the Southwest and the adjacent South Coastal districts for a period
during the day.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Monday.
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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Monday 30 December 2013
for the period until midnight WST Thursday 2 January 2014.
Warning Information
For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call
1300-659-213* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.
Weather Situation - Northern Western Australia
Severe Tropical Cyclone Christine is currently to the north northeast of Port
Hedland and is moving south southwest towards the Pilbara coast and is most
likely to cross the coast later in the day or Monday night. Heavy rainfall and
strong winds are expected about the west Kimberley and Pilbara during today and
Tuesday, before contracting southeastwards during Wednesday.
Weather Situation - Southern and Central Western Australia
A high pressure system lies in the Bight with a trough deepening inland from
the west coast. The remnants of a likely ex-tropical cyclone by Wednesday may
bring areas of heavy rainfall and gusty winds through the eastern Gascoyne,
Goldfields, Eucla and southern Interior during Tuesday and Wednesday, before
contracting to the southeast on Thursday, but is dependent on the movement of
Tropical Cyclone Christine.
Forecast for the rest of Monday 30 December
Showers and thunderstorms across most of the state northeast of a line from
Carnarvon to Esperance. Very windy with rain and heavy falls possible in the
Pilbara and west coastal Kimberley. Possible late drizzle near the south coast
west of Hood Point.
Forecast for Tuesday 31 December
Showers and thunderstorms across most of the state away from the west coast.
Very windy with rain and heavy falls possible in the Pilbara and Gascoyne.
Isolated showers about the Southwest district during the afternoon and evening
with possible drizzle developing about coastal parts of the Lower West district
in the evening.
Forecast for Wednesday 1 January
Showers and thunderstorms over central and eastern parts of the state with some
rain areas, squally winds and possible heavy falls over the Goldfields, Eucla,
southern Interior and the adjacent Gascoyne. Isolated light showers for the
Southwest district and the adjacent Lower West during the morning.
Forecast for Thursday 2 January
Rain areas with thunderstorms over the eastern Eucla and adjacent Interior
clearing during the day. Showers and thunderstorms for the central and eastern
Kimberley and northern Interior, mainly during the afternoon and evening.
Showers for the Southwest and the adjacent South Coastal districts for a period
during the day.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Monday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or
public phones.
Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533
532). Users of these web pages are deemed to have read and accepted the
conditions described in the Copyright, Disclaimer, and Privacy statements
(http://www.bom.gov.au/other/copyright.shtml).
