Weather

Satellite image. WA Fri 6:00 am WST

Western Australia

Fri 6:00 am WST

A cloud band is moving over WA in a surface trough, bringing thundery showers to the southeast. A high pressure system is pushing showery winds over the rest of the south coast with cooler air and clearer skies moving over the north.

Coastal wind warning

Issued at 04:00AM on Friday 3 September 2010

Strong Wind Warning for Carnarvon to Broome

State Centres Forecast

Albany

Possible shower

6 - 16

 Possible shower

Broome

Sunny

18 - 30

 Sunny

Bunbury

Late shower

4 - 18

 Late shower

Geraldton

Mostly sunny

5 - 19

 Mostly sunny

Kalgoorlie

Cloudy

5 - 15

 Cloudy

Karratha

Sunny

13 - 27

 Sunny

Kununurra

Possible thunderstorm

22 - 33

 Possible thunderstorm

Perth

Mostly sunny

3 - 18

 Mostly sunny

Four Day Outlook

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
Mainly dry along west coast. Showers in the south. Windy in Eucla with rain easing over interior. Skies mostly clear throughout. Light isolated showers in southwest later. Gusty easterly winds across the northern interior. Low cloud and drizzle in the south. Gusty easterly winds continuing tending warm NE. Risk of a few showers about the SW.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Wandering, WA -1.1°C
Maximum: Argyle, WA 29.0°C

Coastal Waters

Bremer Bay to Israelite Bay

S/SE winds 10/15 knots tending S/SW 10/15 knots during the afternoon and increasing to 13/18 knots in the evening.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Cape Leeuwin to Bremer Bay

Variable winds 5/10 knots tending W/SW 10/15 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Cape Preston to Northwest Cape

S/SE'ly winds 20/30 knots easing to SE 20/25 knots around sunrise easing further to SE 15/20 knots around noon and tending SW/NW 8/13 knots east of Onslow.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m

Carnarvon to Kalbarri

SE winds 15/20 knots reaching 20/25 knots north of Shark Bay for a period in the morning.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Israelite Bay to Eucla

S/SE winds 20/25 knots easing S/SW 15/20 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Kalbarri to Jurien Bay

E/SE winds 13/18 knots tending S'ly 10/15 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Kuri Bay to Wallal

SE/SW winds 10/15 knots.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 0.5 m

Kuri Bay to Wyndham

Variable winds 10 knots. Inshore afternoon seabreezes 10/15 knots.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  

Mandurah to Cape Leeuwin

E/NE winds 5/10 knots tending W/NW'ly in the morning and then W/SW 8/13 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 0.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Northwest Cape to Carnarvon

SE winds 20/30 knots easing 20/25 knots by sunrise. Winds easing to S/SE 18/23 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m

Perth Local

E'ly winds 8/13 knots tending SE/SW for a period in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 0.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Perth Offshore

E'ly winds 8/13 knots tending SE/SW for a period in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 0.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Wallal to Cape Preston

SE winds 18/23 knots easing to 10/15 knots early afternoon before shifting NE/NW 10/15 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 0.5 m