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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 1:30 pm WST on Thursday 15 January 2026
for the period until midnight WST Monday 19 January 2026.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad trough lies over northern parts of the state and will persist into next
week. A tropical low forming over the Top End in the Northern Territory during
the weekend may move into the Timor Sea to the north of the Kimberley early
next week.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A west coast trough is deepening as a ridge over the southeast of the state
moves away. The trough will move inland on Friday ahead of a weak cold front
brushing past the south coast on Saturday. A new ridge will develop about
southwest WA from the weekend and expand along southern WA on Monday. A west
coast trough will return later Monday.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 15 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, far northern and far
western Interior, Pilbara, inland Gascoyne, and far northern parts of the
Central Wheat Belt. Light showers possible along the Eucla coast clearing by
evening. Very hot over southern and eastern Kimberley, Pilbara, inland
Gascoyne, northern and central Interior, Central West and Lower West districts.
Windy at times over the Eucla and Interior.

Forecast for Friday 16 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, northern Interior, Pilbara,
inland Gascoyne, western Goldfields, and much of inland and southern South West
Land Division.Very hot over the southern and eastern Kimberley, northern
Interior, Pilbara, inland Gascoyne, far western Eucla and inland parts of the
South West land Division. Windy at times over the Interior and eastern Pilbara.

Forecast for Saturday 17 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, northern Interior, Pilbara,
inland Gascoyne, Goldfields, western Eucla and eastern and southern parts of
the South West Land Division. Showers over the South West district. Very hot
over the southern and eastern Kimberley, northern Interior, Pilbara, and
northern Gascoyne. Windy at times over the Interior, Goldfields, and Eucla.

Forecast for Sunday 18 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, northern Interior, Pilbara
and northeast Gascoyne.Very hot over the southern and eastern Kimberley,
Interior, Pilbara, Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and northern inland parts of
Central West. Light showers about the coast east of Esperance. Windy at times
over the southern Interior, eastern Goldfields, and Eucla.

Forecast for Monday 19 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara and far northern
Gascoyne.Very hot over the southern Kimberley, northern Interior, Pilbara,
Gascoyne, far northern Goldfields, inland parts of central West and northern
parts of Lower West. Light showers about the coast east of Esperance. Windy at
times over the Interior, eastern Goldfields, and Eucla.

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

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