IDW13170
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Central Wheat Belt District Forecast
Issued at 5:00 am WST on Thursday 17 October 2024
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 20 October 2024.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation
A complex low pressure trough will continue to move east, contracting into
South Australia this morning. A new ridge will extend over southern WA in the
wake of the trough during today and Friday. Another weak cold front will brush
the southwest coast on Sunday.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 17 October
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the northwest this morning. Near
zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light
in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid 20s.

Dalwallinu          Cloudy.                         Max 24  
Merredin            Partly cloudy.                  Max 26  
Northam             Partly cloudy.                  Max 24  
Southern Cross      Partly cloudy.                  Max 25  

Fire Danger: 
Mortlock: Moderate
Karroun: Moderate
Avon: Moderate
Lockwood: Moderate

Sun protection 8:20am to 3:40pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Forecast for Friday 18 October
Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 20 km/h in the early
afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to
between 5 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching the high 20s.

Dalwallinu          Mostly sunny.                   Min 5       Max 28  
Merredin            Mostly sunny.                   Min 8       Max 29  
Northam             Partly cloudy.                  Min 6       Max 26  
Southern Cross      Mostly sunny.                   Min 9       Max 29  

Forecast for Saturday 19 October
Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day
then becoming light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to
between 7 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.

Dalwallinu          Mostly sunny.                   Min 8       Max 32  
Merredin            Mostly sunny.                   Min 10      Max 32  
Northam             Mostly sunny.                   Min 8       Max 29  
Southern Cross      Mostly sunny.                   Min 10      Max 33  

Forecast for Sunday 20 October
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the far southwest, most likely in
the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds
becoming northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then
tending westerly 25 to 35 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures
falling to between 10 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 35.

Dalwallinu          Partly cloudy.                  Min 11      Max 30  
Merredin            Mostly sunny.                   Min 14      Max 33  
Northam             Partly cloudy.                  Min 10      Max 28  
Southern Cross      Mostly sunny.                   Min 13      Max 34  

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:25 pm WST Thursday.

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