Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for the West Kimberley Coast and West Pilbara Coast fire weather districts.
Issued at 2:46 pm WST on Monday 19 August 2019.
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system over southern parts of the State is expected to
produce fresh and gusty dry east to southeast winds leading to Severe Fire
Danger Ratings over parts of the Kimberley and Pilbara during Tuesday.
For Tuesday 20 August:
Severe Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
West Kimberley Coast and West Pilbara Coast
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises you to:
- Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
- Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station,
www.dfes.wa.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
- Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.dfes.wa.gov.au.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am WST Tuesday.
Forecast
Tom Price (22.6968°S, 117.7852°E, 717m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current condition
TODAY
10° 24° Chance of rain: 5% Likely amount: < 1mm First
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Last light Sunrise Sunset 6:07am WST 6:30am WST 5:55pm WST 6:18pm WST NOW14.8° Feels Like: 6.5° Relative Humidity: 22% Dew: -6.7° Wind: E 28km/h Gust: E 28km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1026.5hPa -
Today Weather
Tom PriceNow15.7°cFeels Like:7.7°Wind:E 26km/hGusts:39km/hHumidity:19%
10°Min24°MaxToday in Tom PriceSunny. Winds E/SE 30 to 45 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 30.Tomorrow
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Today: Sunny. Winds E/SE 30 to 45 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 30.
Forecast for Tom Price (22.6968°S, 117.7852°E, 717m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 10° 13° 13° 12° 14° 14° 14° Maximum 24° 26° 27° 28° 28° 27° 29° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High Very High Very High Very High - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 38
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(km/h)Wind direction E E ENE ENE ENE SSE E W ESE W E NNE E NE Relative humidity 25% 14% 20% 14% 16% 13% 19% 14% 50% 23% 31% 19% 29% 14% Dew point -5°C -5°C -6°C -3°C -7°C -3°C -4°C -2°C 9°C 5°C 1°C 2°C 0°C -1°C -
28 Day Rainfall forecast
Tom Price Rain Forecast
Tom Price 28-day Rainfall ForecastSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT20
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CHANCE OF RAINFALL WITHIN DISTRICTNIL < 25%LOW 25% to 50%MEDIUM 50% to 75%HIGH ≥ 75%Issued Aug19Issue Notes
The hemispheric long wave pattern has remained stable in recent weeks. There are four main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, the southwest Indian Ocean, New Zealand, and the southeast Pacific.
Summary:
Over southern and eastern Australia the cold front events with potential to bring widespread rain are now expected about 28 August to 1 September, 1 September to 5 September, and 18 September to 22 September. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 17 August to 21 August. Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 26 August to 30 August, 7 September to 11 September, and 18 September to 22 September.
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12 Month Rainfall Forecast
Tom Price Rain Forecast
Tom Price 12-month Rainfall ForecastAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul20192020797777797789105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Aug 8
ENSO status: Neutral IOD status: Positive Sea surface temperatures (SST's) continued a cooling trend over the central Pacific during July. The Nino3.4 index lingered at about 0.5 through the month of July. The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) recorded a value of -5.6 in July, which is now in neutral territory. Current consensus suggests warmer than average SSTs will remain across the equatorial Pacific Ocean through the austral spring, but well within neutral values. Although, six out of eight international models maintain a warmer than average Pacific Ocean through the remainder of 2019, none of these are reaching El Nino thresholds during the 2019/2020 summer. Moreover, the IRI ENSO forecast suggests less than 50% of another El Nino developing over the next 12 months. On the other hand, the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) remains strongly positive. Six out of six international models maintain a positive event until mid-spring. The climate outlook for the four weeks left in winter and spring, favours average-to-below average rainfall across the southern half of Australia, in particular over the eastern half of the continent. During Positive IODs, central and southeastern Australia tend to see a reduction in rainfall during the end of winter and the first half of spring due to a reduction of moisture streaming from the northwest. SST's along the eastern seaboard remain significantly warmer than average (especially off NSW) maintaining a high risk of extreme weather events such as East Coast Lows (ECLs). These can bring intense periods of rainfall east of the Great Dividing Range, leading to flash flooding.
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Long range rainfall forecast
Tom Price Rain Forecast
Tom Price 28-day Rainfall ForecastSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT20
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CHANCE OF RAINFALL WITHIN DISTRICTNIL < 25%LOW 25% to 50%MEDIUM 50% to 75%HIGH ≥ 75%Issued Aug19Issue Notes
The hemispheric long wave pattern has remained stable in recent weeks. There are four main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, the southwest Indian Ocean, New Zealand, and the southeast Pacific.
Summary:
Over southern and eastern Australia the cold front events with potential to bring widespread rain are now expected about 28 August to 1 September, 1 September to 5 September, and 18 September to 22 September. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 17 August to 21 August. Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 26 August to 30 August, 7 September to 11 September, and 18 September to 22 September.
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Past 5 Days
Tom Price Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Thursday
Aug 1514.4 °C 23.3 °C 0.0 mmFriday
Aug 167.7 °C 25.5 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
Aug 175.0 °C 23.1 °C 0.0 mmSunday
Aug 1811.7 °C 22.7 °C 0.0 mmMonday
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Tom Price minimum temp history (22.6968°S, 117.7852°E, 717m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 31.0° 13/08/2019 Coldest this month 5.0° 17/08/2019 Hottest on record 34.9 29/08/2007 Coldest on record 2.9 12/08/2000 Hottest this year 46.0° 01/01/2019 Coldest this year 3.3° 12/06/2019 Long term average 27.6° Long term average 10.9° Average this month 26.6° Average this month 11.7° Hottest August On Record Avg. max. temp. 30.5° 2012 Coldest August on record Avg. min. temp. 8.0° 2004 Tom Price rainfall history (22.6968°S, 117.7852°E, 717m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 0.0mm 01/08/2019 Total This Month 0.0mm
0.0 daysLong Term Average 10.6mm 1.7 days Wettest August on record 116.9mm 2012 -
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Tom Price Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Aug 275.2mm 35.7 day(s) Total For 2019 107.8mm 22.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2018 266.2mm 36.0 day(s) Wettest Day 28.0mm Jan28 Lowest Temperature 3.3°C Jun12 Highest Temperature 46.0°C Jan 1 -
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Tom Price Climatology
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 40.6 38.7 36.8 33.5 29.0 25.1 24.7 27.6 31.4 35.9 38.3 40.4 33.5 Mean Min (°C) 25.9 25.0 23.3 19.6 14.7 11.2 9.9 10.9 13.5 18.3 21.5 24.5 18.1 Mean Rain (mm) 54.6 76.3 51.2 25.7 18.3 23.6 14.9 10.6 3.2 4.1 8.5 28.1 318.8 Mean Rain Days 7.1 7.8 6.1 4.0 2.8 3.6 2.6 1.7 0.9 1.2 2.2 4.4 42.7
