Pilbara Road Conditions @ ExplorOz

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Great Northern Hwy to East

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Pilbara Weather & Climate

Closest Weather Station

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts

Closest Climatic Station

Port Hedland Airport

Distance from Port Hedland 8.56km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	36.4	36.2	36.8	35.2	30.6	27.5	27.1	29.1	32.2	34.7	36.2	36.6
Mean Min. °C	25.5	25.4	24.5	21.3	17.3	14.1	12.2	13.1	15.3	18.3	21.2	24.0
Mean Rain mm	59.1	94.7	48.9	23.7	28.0	21.4	10.9	5.3	1.2	0.9	2.6	18.5

Great Northern Highway

CAUTION IS REQUIRED ON ALL FLOODWAYS AND UNSEALED ROADS IN THE REGION AS ROAD CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY DUE TO LOCAL RAINFALL.

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Marble Bar Rd Intersection to Sandfire	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Newman to Meekatharra	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Newman to Port Hedland	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Port Hedland to Marble Bar Road Intersection	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Port Hedland to Sandfire RoadHouse	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (1)

Great Northern Hwy to East

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Balfour Downs Rd	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (1)
Bonney Downs Hillside Road	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Boreline Rd	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Carrawine Gorge Access Rd	Open 4WD	4WD access only. Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (2)
Goldsworthy Rd	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Hillside - Woodstock Road	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Jigalong Rd	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Marble Bar - Hillside Road	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Marble Bar Road	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Muccan - Shay Gap Rd	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Ripon Hills Road	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (1)
Roy Hill - Munjina Road	Open	With caution due to road sections affected by wheel rutting Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Shay Gap Rd	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (1)
Skull Springs Rd	Unknown	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (1)
Telfer Rd	Open	Rippon Hills Rd to Punmu Access Rd Caution Road Train Route Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (2)
Warrawagine Rd	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Woodie Woodie Road	Open	Mt Sydney Creek to Skull Springs Road Open. Caution Road Train Route Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)

Great Northern Hwy to West

For further information, please contact the Pilbara Regional Office on 08 9172 8877 or the Customer Contact Centre on 138 138

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Ashburton Downs - Meekatharra Rd	Open	Some wheel ruts and minor scours Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (2)
Ashburton Downs Road	Open	Some wheel ruts and minor scours Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (1)
Hamersley - Mt Bruce Road	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Karijini Drive	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Karratha - Tom Price Road	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Nanutarra – Munjina Road	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
North West Coastal Hwy	Open	from Kalbarri turn off to Pannawonica turn of Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Old Onslow Road	Open 4WD	Some wheel ruts and minor scours Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Onslow - Peedamulla Road	Open 4WD	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Pannawonica/Millstream Road	Caution	CAUTION AT ALL FLOODWAYS – POSSIBLE FLOWING WATER. POSSIBLE ROAD DAMAGE. Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Paraburdoo - Tom Price Road	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Paraburdoo Spur Road	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Point Samson – Roebourne Road	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Roebourne - Wittenoom Road	Caution	18Klm's south of Mt Florence station there is a very bad patch Rutted and Loose. Vehicles have rolled hitting this patch recently. Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Roebourne - Wittenoom Road	Open	first HI rail crossing to Second HI rail crossing Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Roebourne - Wittenoom Road	Open	Second HI rail crossing to Wittenoom Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Roebourne to Port Headland	Open	Extreme caution Due to Cyclone Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
The Tom Price Spur Road	Open	Advise caution due to scouring Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Towera - Lyndon Rd	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Towera Road	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Twitchen Rd - Minderoo Bdg to North West Coast Hwy	Open 4WD	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Twitchen Rd - Onslow to Minderoo Bridge	Open 4WD	CAUTION AT ALL FLOODWAYS – POSSIBLE ROAD DDAMAGE. Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)

Karijini National Park

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
Banjima Drive	Open	Caution - wash outs Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Dales Road	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Joffre Road	Open	Caution - wash outs Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Kalaminia Road	Open	Caution - some rough areas Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Knox Gorge Road	Open	Caution - wash outs Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Mt Bruce Road	Open	Caution - some rough areaas Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Weano Road	Open	Caution at creek crossings - water over road Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)

Millstream Chichester National Park

Rangers Office (08) 9184 5144
Karratha Office (08) 9182 2000

Section/Road/Track	Status	Comments
	Open	Drivers should be aware that a grader is currently operating in the park. Further advise will be issued as conditions change. Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Crossing Pool Road	Open	Bad Corrugations. Open to all Vehicles. Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Deepreach Camping Road	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Deepreach Day Use Area	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Snappy Gum Drive	Open	Bad Corrugations. Open to all Vehicles. Standing water in some floodways. Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Stargazers Campground	Open	Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)
Visitor Centre Road	Open	Bad Corrugations. Open to all Vehicles. Updated: 18/11/2008 11:58:35 PM View/make more comments (0)

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Port Hedland	SF5004 Port Hedland Special	Pilbara - Kimberley
Raster 50K Pilbara WA - DVD	Pilbara - Streetsmart	The Pocket Guide to The Pilbara
Pilbara and Coral Coast Explorer Card	Pilbara and Coral Coast	Explore The Pilbara in Your 4WD
Natmap Digital Maps 2008	North-West Australia	Bushwalks in the Pilbara