IDW13220 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Western Australia Updated Kimberley District Forecast Issued at 9:41 am WST on Thursday 17 October 2024 for the period until midnight WST Sunday 20 October 2024. Warning Information For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts. Weather Situation A weak trough extends from the Kimberley to the northern Interior, whilst a high pressure ridge to the south brings south to southwesterly winds to the western Pilbara. The high pressure ridge will move south on Friday with the south to southwesterly winds easing and the trough extending back into the Pilbara from the Kimberley. Forecast for the rest of Thursday 17 October Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the far north in the afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east. Winds west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s. Argyle Possible storm. Max 39 Broome Sunny. Max 33 Derby Sunny. Max 35 Fitzroy Crossing Mostly sunny. Max 39 Halls Creek MO Mostly sunny. Max 37 Kalumburu Partly cloudy. Max 37 Kununurra Partly cloudy. Max 39 Wyndham Mostly sunny. Max 40 Fire Danger: North Kimberley: Moderate Derby Coast: High Broome Coast: Moderate Kimberley Inland: Moderate Sun protection 7:30am to 3:00pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Forecast for Friday 18 October Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the far north, most likely in the afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east in the morning and afternoon. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the morning then becoming northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 25 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s. Argyle Possible storm. Min 28 Max 39 Broome Sunny. Min 23 Max 32 Derby Sunny. Min 22 Max 35 Fitzroy Crossing Sunny. Min 23 Max 39 Halls Creek MO Mostly sunny. Min 25 Max 37 Kalumburu Partly cloudy. Min 25 Max 38 Kununurra Possible shower. Min 25 Max 38 Wyndham Partly cloudy. Min 26 Max 39 Forecast for Saturday 19 October Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers in the far north, most likely in the afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly during the day then tending northwest to southwesterly during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 25 with daytime temperatures reaching 36 to 41. Argyle Partly cloudy. Min 28 Max 39 Broome Sunny. Min 24 Max 33 Derby Sunny. Min 23 Max 36 Fitzroy Crossing Sunny. Min 24 Max 41 Halls Creek MO Mostly sunny. Min 24 Max 38 Kalumburu Possible shower. Min 25 Max 38 Kununurra Possible shower. Min 25 Max 38 Wyndham Partly cloudy. Min 27 Max 39 Forecast for Sunday 20 October Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the east, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 41. Argyle Partly cloudy. Min 27 Max 38 Broome Sunny. Min 25 Max 33 Derby Sunny. Min 24 Max 38 Fitzroy Crossing Mostly sunny. Min 25 Max 41 Halls Creek MO Partly cloudy. Min 23 Max 38 Kalumburu Shower or two. Min 26 Max 37 Kununurra Possible shower. Min 25 Max 38 Wyndham Possible shower. Min 26 Max 38 The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:25 pm WST Thursday. * 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).