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 Friday 1 May 2015
for the period until midnight WST Monday 4 May 2015.
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 Quang lies to the north of the west Pilbara coast. The
system is moving in a southeasterly direction and is expected to weaken during
Friday as it approaches the west Pilbara and northern Gascoyne coast.
Freshening east to northeasterly winds during Friday, particularly over
northwestern parts as the weakening Tropical Cyclone approaches.
Weather Situation - Southern and Central Western Australia
A weak ridge of high pressure will develop over the far south of the State in
the wake of a cold front brushing the south coast during the remainder of
Friday. A second cold front will reach the southwest of the state during Sunday
with another ridge of high pressure developing over southern districts during
the early part of the new week.
Forecast for the rest of Friday 1 May
Showers and thunderstorms over the central and western Pilbara and the northern
and western Gascoyne increasing to rain in the northwest Pilbara and the
adjacent Gascoyne with squally winds and moderate to heavy falls possible later
in the day. Showers over the southern Goldfields, Eucla and coastal parts of
the South West Land Division contracting eastwards during the day and clearing
by evening.
Forecast for Saturday 2 May
Rain areas and thunderstorms over the northwest Gascoyne and western Pilbara
with some heavy falls possible. Showers over the remaining northern Gascoyne
and the Goldfields, extending to northern and eastern parts of the South West
Land Division during the day.
Forecast for Sunday 3 May
Showers or rain areas over western and southern parts of the State, with
thunderstorms possible near the southwest Capes and western south coast.
Forecast for Monday 4 May
Patchy rain over eastern parts of the Pilbara, southwest Interior and the
eastern Eucla, easing in the evening.
Mainly coastal showers over the Lower West district, Southwest district and
along the south coast and Eucla coast.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Friday.
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public phones.
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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Friday 1 May 2015
for the period until midnight WST Monday 4 May 2015.
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 Quang lies to the north of the west Pilbara coast. The
system is moving in a southeasterly direction and is expected to weaken during
Friday as it approaches the west Pilbara and northern Gascoyne coast.
Freshening east to northeasterly winds during Friday, particularly over
northwestern parts as the weakening Tropical Cyclone approaches.
Weather Situation - Southern and Central Western Australia
A weak ridge of high pressure will develop over the far south of the State in
the wake of a cold front brushing the south coast during the remainder of
Friday. A second cold front will reach the southwest of the state during Sunday
with another ridge of high pressure developing over southern districts during
the early part of the new week.
Forecast for the rest of Friday 1 May
Showers and thunderstorms over the central and western Pilbara and the northern
and western Gascoyne increasing to rain in the northwest Pilbara and the
adjacent Gascoyne with squally winds and moderate to heavy falls possible later
in the day. Showers over the southern Goldfields, Eucla and coastal parts of
the South West Land Division contracting eastwards during the day and clearing
by evening.
Forecast for Saturday 2 May
Rain areas and thunderstorms over the northwest Gascoyne and western Pilbara
with some heavy falls possible. Showers over the remaining northern Gascoyne
and the Goldfields, extending to northern and eastern parts of the South West
Land Division during the day.
Forecast for Sunday 3 May
Showers or rain areas over western and southern parts of the State, with
thunderstorms possible near the southwest Capes and western south coast.
Forecast for Monday 4 May
Patchy rain over eastern parts of the Pilbara, southwest Interior and the
eastern Eucla, easing in the evening.
Mainly coastal showers over the Lower West district, Southwest district and
along the south coast and Eucla coast.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Friday.
* 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).
