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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Updated Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 2:51 pm WST on Sunday 22 March 2026
for the period until midnight WST Thursday 26 March 2026.

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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle will continue west over the Northern Territory,
then approach the northeast Kimberley as a deep tropical low on Monday. The
system may strengthen over the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, but will most likely
traverse the northern Kimberley as a tropical low, then develop over waters
north of the Pilbara by mid-week. A trough remains over the west Pilbara.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A trough continues east along the south coast whilst another trough through the
inland South West Land Division shifts northward during Monday. A ridge about
the southwest will build east along the south coast from Monday, then
strengthen and move into central and southeastern parts from mid-week.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday 22 March
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the northern Kimberley. Chance of a shower
or thunderstorm over most of the remaining Kimberley and northern and western
Pilbara and adjacent 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 heavy falls and
damaging winds possible in the north. Chance of a shower or thunderstorm over
the northern North Interior, northeast parts of the South West Land Division
and southwest Goldfields. Showers over the southern and eastern parts of the
South West Land Division, far southern Goldfields and far west Eucla. 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, east Pilbara and northern
and central Interior, with possible heavy falls in the northwest Kimberley.
Showers and the chance of a thunderstorm over the far southeast Gascoyne,
southern and central Goldfields, western Eucla and much of the South West Land
Division, away from western parts. Windy across the Kimberley, eastern Pilbara
and North Interior.

Forecast for Wednesday 25 March
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, most of the
Interior, inland Gascoyne, Goldfields and western Eucla. Chance of a shower or
thunderstorm over much of the South West Land Division, away from southwestern
parts. Windy over the western Kimberley, much of the Pilbara and northwest
Interior.

Forecast for Thursday 26 March
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, northwest
Interior, Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and western Eucla. Chance of a shower
or thunderstorm over the northern and western parts of the South West Land
Division. Windy over Pilbara and Gascoyne.

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

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