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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Monday 3 March 2025
for the period until midnight WST Thursday 6 March 2025.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad low pressure trough lies over northern WA. The trough will be pushed
closer to the Pilbara coast from Wednesday as a high pressure ridge strengthens
to the south and brings fresh east to southeasterly winds to the area.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A slow moving high pressure system lies in the Bight with a deep surface trough
extending from the Gascoyne into the South West Land Division. The trough will
move over eastern parts of the South West Land Division and Goldfields on
Monday, and through the Eucla on Tuesday, ahead of a weak cold front that will
move along the south coast overnight Monday and Tuesday morning. A new high
pressure ridge will then rapidly develop south of the State with a strong high
pressure system situated in Bight waters and a deep trough down the west coast
by Thursday.

Forecast for the rest of Monday 3 March
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, north and west Pilbara,
Gascoyne, most parts of the Goldfields, far northeast Central Wheat Belt and
central and eastern South East Coastal district, and far west Eucla. Showers
developing about the South West Capes in the evening. Chance of morning fog
over western and southern parts of the South West Land Division. Very hot over
the southern Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, northern and central Interior,
Goldfields, eastern and inland northern parts of the South West Land Division.
Windy over central and southeastern parts in the morning.

Forecast for Tuesday 4 March
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, inland Gascoyne,
far north and west Interior, north and central Goldfields, and far northeast
Central wheat Belt. Showers, mostly morning over southern and central parts of
the South West Land Division. Possible showers developing about the western
Eucla in the afternoon. Chance of morning fog over the South East Coastal
district. Very hot over the north and east of the State, milder about the
southwest. Fresh southerly change extending over southeastern parts in the
afternoon and evening.

Forecast for Wednesday 5 March
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, and north and west Pilbara.
Possible showers over the southeast Goldfields and Eucla. Very hot over
northern parts of the State. Windy over central and southern parts, gusty in
the morning about the Darling Scarp.

Forecast for Thursday 6 March
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley and adjacent northeast
Pilbara. Very hot over northern parts, western Gascoyne and northwestern parts
of the South West Land Division. Windy over most parts of the state apart from
the Kimberley, gusty in the morning about the Darling Scarp.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Monday.

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