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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 1:30 pm WST on Thursday 26 March 2026
for the period until midnight WST Monday 30 March 2026.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle is located over waters north of the Pilbara,
travelling west-southwest, parallel to the Pilbara coast. On Friday, the system
will move near the Northwest Cape and curve southwards towards the west coast,
with potential for a severe impact on the far western Pilbara coast from later
Thursday. A ridge extends into the east Kimberley this weekend.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A trough lays off the Gascoyne coast whilst a ridge extends over central and
southern WA. On Friday, Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle will curve towards the
west coast, with potential for a severe impact extending south to Denham. On
Saturday, the system will weaken as it quickly moves south-southeast over the
Central West and then further inland and south across the South West Land
Division.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 26 March
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, western Interior,
Gascoyne, western Goldfields and Central West. Heavy falls possible about
coastal and western parts of Pilbara, the southern and central Gascoyne and
Central West district. Chance of a shower or thunderstorm over the remaining
northern and western parts of the South West Land Division. Very windy over the
western and central Pilbara, windy over the remaining Pilbara, Gascoyne and
over much of the southern parts of the State.

Forecast for Friday 27 March
Very windy, rain, gusty thunderstorms and heavy falls over the west Pilbara and
western Gascoyne. Showers and gusty thunderstorms also over the north and west
Kimberley, remaining Pilbara, remaining Gascoyne, and most parts of the South
West Land Division, with heavy falls possible over the central Gascoyne and
western parts of the South West Land Division. Windy over remaining parts south
of the Kimberley.

Forecast for Saturday 28 March
Very windy, rain, gusty thunderstorms and heavy falls possible over the western
Gascoyne, and much of the South West Land Division, away from the far
southwest. Showers and gusty thunderstorms also over the western Kimberley,
Pilbara, remaining Gascoyne, Goldfields, western Interior, western Eucla and
remaining parts of the South West Land Division. Windy over remaining central
and southern parts of the state.

Forecast for Sunday 29 March
Showers and possible thunderstorms over most parts of the Pilbara, inland
Gascoyne, most parts of the South West Land Division, Goldfields, Interior and
Eucla. Windy about central southern parts and the Eucla, easing early morning.

Forecast for Monday 30 March
Showers and thunderstorms over most of the State, apart from the eastern
Interior and Kimberley.

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

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