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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 1:30 pm WST on Monday 12 October 2026
for the period until midnight WST Friday 16 October 2026.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad trough stretching across the Pilbara to the Interior will linger for
the next few days. The trough will extend to the Gascoyne coast on Tuesday
before sweeping eastward during Wednesday and Thursday.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge extends over southern and central WA. The ridge will slowly move east
as a trough over the Pilbara extends over the Gascoyne and Midwest coasts from
Tuesday. The trough will move east from late Wednesday ahead of a cold front
moving over southern parts of the State on Thursday, weakening as it moves east.

Forecast for the rest of Monday 12 October
Showers and thunderstorms over eastern parts of the Kimberley, Interior, and
Goldfields districts, and the northern Eucla. Cool conditions in southeastern
WA. Windy over central parts of the state.

Forecast for Tuesday 13 October
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the eastern and southern Interior, far
eastern Kimberley, southeast Gascoyne, and northern Goldfields. Windy over
central parts of the state, and in the morning about the Darling Escarpment.

Forecast for Wednesday 14 October
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the east Interior and the northern and
eastern Kimberley. Showers developing in the South West district from the late
afternoon, reaching southwest of a line from Dongara to Hyden to Albany in the
late evening. Thunderstorms possible in the evening about the South West Capes.
Warm conditions near the west coast. Windy across much of the state.

Forecast for Thursday 15 October
Showers and possible thunderstorms across the South West Land Division,
southwest Gascoyne, and southern and central Goldfields, clearing from west to
east during the late morning and afternoon. Showers and possible thunderstorms
also over the Eucla, southern and eastern Interior, and northern and eastern
Kimberley. Windy morning over eastern parts of the state.

Forecast for Friday 16 October
Showers and possible thunderstorms over the central and eastern Kimberley,
eastern Interior, and eastern Eucla. Chance of showers southwest of a line from
Mandurah to Walpole.

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

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