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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 1:30 pm WST on Wednesday 7 January 2026
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 11 January 2026.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A trough lays through the Pilbara, extending into the North Interior this
weekend.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge about the south coast will weaken slightly on Thursday as a cold front
passes well south of the State. Another ridge will strengthen thereafter,
reaching central parts on Friday as a trough through the South Interior is
pushed northwards. A west coast trough will develop over the weekend.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday 7 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, northern Interior, Pilbara,
eastern Gascoyne, Goldfields, adjacent western South Interior, and western and
central Eucla. Very hot over the far southwest Kimberley, Pilbara, Interior,
northern Gascoyne, and northern Goldfields. Windy at times through the Eucla,
southern Goldfields, southern Interior and over the northwest Gascoyne and
southwest Pilbara.

Forecast for Thursday 8 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms, mostly in the afternoon and evening, over the
Kimberley, Interior, most of the Pilbara, northeast Gascoyne and northern
Goldfields. Light afternoon and evening showers possible near the coast between
Augusta and Bremer Bay. Very hot over the western Pilbara, northeastern
Gascoyne, and northern Goldfields. Windy at times during the afternoon and
evening through the Eucla, western Gascoyne and southwest Pilbara.

Forecast for Friday 9 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Interior, Pilbara, far
northeast Gascoyne and far northern Goldfields, mostly in the afternoon and
evening. Light showers possible about the south coast east of Walpole. Very hot
over the southeast Kimberley, west Pilbara, and northern parts of the
Goldfields and Gascoyne districts. Windy at times during the afternoon and
evening through the Eucla, southern Interior, Great Southern, Central Wheat
Belt, western Gascoyne and southwest Pilbara.

Forecast for Saturday 10 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, northern Interior, central
and eastern Pilbara and northeast Gascoyne, mostly in the afternoon and
evening. Chance of thunderstorms over the northern Central Wheat Belt and
central Goldfields. Showers possible over central and eastern parts of the
South West Land Division, central and southern Goldfields and western Eucla.
Very hot over the southern Kimberley, western Pilbara and northern inland
Gascoyne. Windy over central and southern parts of the state.

Forecast for Sunday 11 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, northwest Interior, most of
the Pilbara, inland Gascoyne and northeast South West Land Division, mostly in
the afternoon and evening. Very hot over the southern Kimberley, western
Pilbara, inland Gascoyne and inland northern South West Land Division. Windy
over central and southern parts of the state.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 1:45 am WST Thursday.

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