IDW13170 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Western Australia Central Wheat Belt District Forecast Issued at 4:25 pm WST on Sunday 17 November 2024 for the period until midnight WST Thursday 21 November 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 strong ridge is developing along the south coast. A trough and associated low pressure system will develop near the west coast later Sunday, deepening early in the week and moving east later Wednesday and into Thursday. Forecast for the rest of Sunday 17 November Clear. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h. Forecast for Monday 18 November Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the west in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds east to northeasterly 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. Dalwallinu Mostly sunny. Min 18 Max 35 Merredin Partly cloudy. Min 16 Max 33 Northam Possible shower developing. Min 15 Max 33 Southern Cross Mostly sunny. Min 14 Max 33 Fire Danger: Mortlock: High Karroun: High Avon: High Lockwood: High Sun protection 7:50am to 4:00pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Forecast for Tuesday 19 November Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. Dalwallinu Showers. Min 18 Max 33 Merredin Showers increasing. Min 23 Max 34 Northam Shower or two. Min 19 Max 34 Southern Cross Showers. Possible storm. Min 21 Max 33 Forecast for Wednesday 20 November Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Heavy falls possible in the east. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s. Dalwallinu Showers. Min 17 Max 26 Merredin Showers. Possible storm. Min 19 Max 24 Northam Showers. Min 17 Max 27 Southern Cross Possible storm. Min 17 Max 24 Forecast for Thursday 21 November Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s. Dalwallinu Partly cloudy. Min 14 Max 26 Merredin Partly cloudy. Min 16 Max 26 Northam Possible shower. Min 15 Max 26 Southern Cross Partly cloudy. Min 15 Max 27 The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am 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).