IDW13180
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Gascoyne 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 near the far southwest coast this
morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h
turning southerly 20 to 30 km/h during the day. Daytime maximum temperatures in
the mid to high 20s.

Carnarvon           Partly cloudy.                  Max 25  
Coral Bay           Becoming windy. Mostly sunny.   Max 29  
Denham              Partly cloudy.                  Max 24  
Meekatharra         Partly cloudy.                  Max 25  

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

Sun protection 8:20am to 3:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Forecast for Friday 18 October
Sunny. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to southeasterly
15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h
in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 15 with
daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 34.

Carnarvon           Sunny.                          Min 14      Max 28  
Coral Bay           Sunny.                          Min 15      Max 33  
Denham              Sunny.                          Min 14      Max 26  
Meekatharra         Sunny.                          Min 13      Max 31  

Forecast for Saturday 19 October
Mostly sunny. Winds northeast to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending northwest
to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then tending south to
southwesterly during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13
and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 39.

Carnarvon           Mostly sunny.                   Min 17      Max 29  
Coral Bay           Sunny.                          Min 17      Max 34  
Denham              Mostly sunny.                   Min 16      Max 28  
Meekatharra         Mostly sunny.                   Min 17      Max 37  

Forecast for Sunday 20 October
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower near the far southwest coast, near zero
chance elsewhere. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h shifting north to
northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then tending northwest to
southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to
between 14 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 38.

Carnarvon           Partly cloudy.                  Min 17      Max 26  
Coral Bay           Sunny.                          Min 17      Max 29  
Denham              Partly cloudy.                  Min 17      Max 25  
Meekatharra         Mostly sunny.                   Min 21      Max 37  

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

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