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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 1:30 pm WST on Thursday 21 May 2026
for the period until midnight WST Monday 25 May 2026.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A cloud band bringing unseasonal showers and cooler temperatures to the
northern districts will linger till Sunday. Meanwhile, moderate to fresh east
to southeast winds will ease from later today as a ridge to the south moves
away. A trough located offshore will move closer to the Kimberley and east
Pilbara coasts later today and move over land on Friday, before weakening on
Sunday ahead of a new southeast surge.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge over southeast WA is moving east. A weak cold front will move across
the South West Land Division during the afternoon and evening, then across the
Goldfields and Interior on Friday. A new ridge develops over southwest WA on
Friday, associated with a high pressure system expected to move across southern
WA on the weekend.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 21 May
Showers and patchy rain over the western and northern Kimberley, Pilbara,
northern and central Interior and northeast Gascoyne, with isolated
thunderstorms possible over the southwest Kimberley coast, far eastern Pilbara
coast and central Interior. Showers with the chance of a thunderstorm southwest
of a line Perth to Albany, extending to southwest of a line Kalbarri to
Esperance during the afternoon and evening.

Forecast for Friday 22 May
Showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Goldfields, South Interior, Eucla
and South East Coastal district. Showers, mostly morning, also over the west
and south Kimberley, North Interior, remaining eastern parts and southern
coastal districts of the South West Land, and along the west coast south of
Shark Bay. Possible morning fog over the southwest Central Wheat Belt and
northwest Great Southern districts.

Forecast for Saturday 23 May
Showers and chance of a thunderstorm over much of the Kimberley, Interior, and
eastern Eucla. Light showers or drizzle, mostly in the morning, over the
eastern South East Coastal district and remaining coastal Eucla. Chance of
morning frost and fog over inland parts of the South West Land Division and
southwest Goldfields. Windy during the day over the central and northern
Gascoyne, eastern Pilbara and central Interior.

Forecast for Sunday 24 May
Light showers possible, mostly in the morning, about coastal parts east of
Esperance and over the eastern Eucla. Chance of morning fog and frost over
inland parts of the South West Land Division and southern Goldfields. Windy
over the northern Gascoyne, Pilbara, central and northern Interior and southern
Kimberley.

Forecast for Monday 25 May
Light showers possible about coastal parts east of Esperance. Chance of morning
fog and frost over inland eastern parts of the South West Land Division and
southern Goldfields. Windy over the northern Gascoyne, Pilbara, central and
northern Interior and southern Kimberley.

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

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