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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 1:30 pm WST on Tuesday 19 May 2026
for the period until midnight WST Saturday 23 May 2026.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A ridge to the south will direct moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds
through northern parts of the State for most of the week.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge lies over southern WA and gradually moves east during today and
Wednesday. A weak cold front moves over southwest parts during Thursday while a
trough moves over the Goldfields on Friday. Another ridge develops over the
southwest during Friday.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday 19 May
Showers over the Kimberley with the chance of a thunderstorm about the
northwest Kimberley coast.

Forecast for Wednesday 20 May
Showers and patchy rain with the chance of a thunderstorm, mostly coastal, over
the north and west Kimberley and northern Pilbara, extending south to the
remaining Pilbara during the afternoon. Morning fog possible over the eastern
Eucla. Windy through northern and central parts.

Forecast for Thursday 21 May
Showers over the west Kimberley, Pilbara, Interior, northern and eastern
Gascoyne, and northeastern Goldfields. Showers southwest of a line Busselton to
Albany, extending to southwest of a line Geraldton to Esperance during the
afternoon and evening. Isolated thunderstorms possible over the southwest
Kimberley and southwestern parts of the South West Land Division. Windy in the
morning through the eastern Pilbara, southern Kimberley and north Interior.

Forecast for Friday 22 May
Showers over the west and south Kimberley, eastern Pilbara, eastern Gascoyne,
Interior, Goldfields, Eucla and much of the South West Land Division. Isolated
thunderstorms possible over the west Kimberley, South Interior, Eucla,
Goldfields, southeast Gascoyne and eastern parts of the South West Land
Division. Morning fog over the inland Gascoyne and northern parts of the South
West Land Division.

Forecast for Saturday 23 May
Showers over much of the Kimberley, Interior, Goldfields, South East Coastal,
Eucla and along the remaining coast between Yallingup and Bremer Bay. Isolated
thunderstorms possible over the west Kimberley and central Interior.

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

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