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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 1:33 pm WST on Friday 20 March 2026
for the period until midnight WST Tuesday 24 March 2026.

Warning Information
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210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A trough will persist about the western Pilbara into next week. Tropical
Cyclone Narelle will weaken as it moves west over the Northern Territory, then
approach the northeast Kimberley as a deep tropical low early next week,
possibly strengthening again over the northern Kimberley waters.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge over central and southeastern parts of the state will slowly weaken
this weekend. A west coast trough will move inland later Saturday, ahead of a
weak cold front brushing past the south coast on Sunday. A new ridge arrives in
the southwest on Sunday, building east along the south coast from Monday.

Forecast for the rest of Friday 20 March
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, North Interior and most of the
Pilbara. Chance of a light shower south of a line Bunbury to Esperance. Very
hot over much of the South West Land Division away from the south coast.

Forecast for Saturday 21 March
Showers and thunderstorms over Kimberley and Pilbara. Chance of a shower or
thunderstorm over northern parts of the North Interior and Gascoyne. Chance of
a shower through southern districts, west of Bremer Bay. Very hot over the
South West Land Division away from the west and southwest coasts.

Forecast for Sunday 22 March
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the northern Kimberley. Chance of a shower
or thunderstorm over the remaining Kimberley, western Pilbara and northern
Gascoyne. Showers over southern parts of the South West Land Division. Hot over
northern inland parts of the South West Land Division. Windy near the west
coast.

Forecast for Monday 23 March
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, with possible heavy falls
in the north. Showers over southern and eastern parts of the South West Land
Division and southern Goldfields. Cool over southern parts of the South West
Land Division and southwest Goldfields. Windy across the Kimberley and northern
parts of the North Interior.

Forecast for Tuesday 24 March
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, with possible heavy falls
in the north and west. The chance of a thunderstorm over the southern Gascoyne
and much of the South West Land Division. Showers over the southern Goldfields,
South East Coastal and Eucla districts. Windy across the Kimberley, eastern
Pilbara and North Interior.

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

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