IDW10100
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:30 pm WST on Tuesday 20 May 2025
for the period until midnight WST Saturday 24 May 2025.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A ridge to the south will continue to direct easterly winds across northern WA
over the next couple of days, tending moderate to fresh and gusty during the
mornings. The ridge will weaken by Friday with winds easing and a broad trough
forms over the north of the state. A patchy cloud band may bring very light
rainfall to parts of the Kimberley and North Interior from Wednesday till
Friday.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A high pressure system south of the state will move into Bight waters on
Wednesday and continue to move east ahead of a moderate cold front approaching
southwest WA later Thursday. The cold front will move across the South West
Land Division on Friday. A new high pressure ridge will extend east over the
mid west coast on Saturday.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday 20 May
Patchy cloud about central southern and southeastern districts. Clear over the
remainder.

Forecast for Wednesday 21 May
Light shower possible over the coastal and eastern Eucla. Cloud increasing with
chance of a light shower over the far southeast Kimberley later in the day.
Chance of morning frost through inland parts of South West and Great Southern
districts, and the far eastern South Interior. Windy in the morning over the
southern Kimberley, Pilbara, northern Interior and northern Gascoyne.

Forecast for Thursday 22 May
Light shower developing southwest of a line Gingin to Albany during the day,
becoming frequent in the evening. Cloudy with the chance of a light shower over
the northern and eastern Kimberley, and adjacent northeast North Interior.
Chance of morning frost over the southeast South Interior.

Forecast for Friday 23 May
Showers over the South West Land Division, southern Gascoyne, southern
Goldfields, and western Eucla, more frequent over the Lower West, South West
and about the south coast west of Israelite Bay. Cloudy with the chance of a
light shower over the northern and eastern Kimberley. Cooler over the South
West Land Division.

Forecast for Saturday 24 May
Showers possible southwest of a line Lancelin to Albany, and east along the
south coast to Israelite Bay. Possible morning coastal shower between Lancelin
and Dirk Hartog Island. Morning frost possible over inland parts of the South
West Land Division and southwest Goldfields.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

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