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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 1:30 pm WST on Thursday 23 April 2026
for the period until midnight WST Monday 27 April 2026.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A ridge extends through most of northern WA while a trough lies from the
central Pilbara through to the Goldfields. The trough will broaden over the
northwest of the State during the weekend.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A cold front and trough will move from the eastern South West Land Division and
Goldfields into the Eucla and Interior during tonight and Friday. The northern
end of a cold front will brush the southwest coast later on Friday. A high
pressure ridge will build through southern WA during the weekend, reaching the
Bight on Sunday night as a new trough begins to deepen down the west coast.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 23 April
Showers over the northern South West Land Division, clearing later in the
afternoon. Chance of a shower about the coastal South West district. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms over the far northeast Central Wheat Belt, eastern
South East Coastal district, southeast Gascoyne, southern and central
Goldfields and western Eucla. Chance of an afternoon shower across the far
northern Kimberley. Windy at times over southern WA in the afternoon.

Forecast for Friday 24 April
Chance of a shower over the western Kimberley. Chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms over the far northeast Central Wheat Belt, far east South East
Coastal district, western and southern Gascoyne, Goldfields and Eucla. Light
showers possible southwest of Lancelin to Kojonup to Albany. Morning fog
possible over South West Land Division and southwest Goldfields. Windy morning
over eastern WA.

Forecast for Saturday 25 April
Chance of showers and thunderstorms over the southeast Gascoyne, Goldfields,
southwest South Interior, Eucla and far eastern parts of the South West Land
Division. Light showers possible south of Busselton to Albany, mainly morning.
Morning fog possible over the southern South West Land Division.

Forecast for Sunday 26 April
Possible showers developing over the far west Pilbara, western and southern
Gascoyne and northern and central South West Land Division. Chance of
thunderstorms over the northeast South West Land Division, southern Gascoyne
and most of the Goldfields. Morning fog possible over the southern South West
Land Division, far southern Goldfields and Eucla.

Forecast for Monday 27 April
Showers over the west and south Gascoyne, South West Land Division, southern
Goldfields and western Eucla. Chance of a light shower over the far western
Pilbara. Chance of thunderstorms over northern and central parts of the South
West Land Division and adjacent Gascoyne. Morning fog possible about the South
Coastal and southern Southwest districts.

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

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