Weather

Satellite image. WA Sat 1:00 pm WST

Western Australia

Sat 1:00 pm WST

Low cloud over southern WA as a cold front clips the south is bringing scattered showers, mostly along the coast. Skies are mostly cloud free in central and northern parts of WA as a ridge of high pressure begins to move in.

Coastal wind warning

Issued at 10:13AM on Saturday 4 September 2010

Strong Wind Warning Broome to Barrow Island

State Centres Forecast

Albany

Possible shower

7 - 17

 Possible shower

Broome

Sunny

16 - 32

 Sunny

Bunbury

Mostly sunny

5 - 19

 Mostly sunny

Geraldton

Sunny

8 - 22

 Sunny

Kalgoorlie

Mostly sunny

5 - 17

 Mostly sunny

Karratha

Sunny

15 - 28

 Sunny

Kununurra

Late shower

23 - 35

 Late shower

Perth

Mostly sunny

6 - 20

 Mostly sunny

Four Day Outlook

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
Skies mostly clear throughout. Light isolated showers in south. Gusty easterly winds across the northern interior. Low cloud and drizzle in the southeast. Showers and storms abour the northern interior. Cloud increasing in the southwest. Rain and isolated storms about the eastern inland. Showers about the southwest.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Merredin, WA 1.0°C
Maximum: Kalumburu Ap, WA 34.3°C

Coastal Waters

Bremer Bay to Israelite Bay

W/SW winds 15/20 knots easing to SW 10/15 knots towards evening.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Cape Leeuwin to Bremer Bay

W/SW winds 15/20 knots, easing to SW'ly 10/15 knots from the west during the morning.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

Cape Preston to Northwest Cape

Saturday: E/SE winds 15/20 knots, reaching 18/23 knots east of Barrow Island and easing to E/NE 10/15 knots around noon. Winds shifting NE/NW 10/15 knots during the afternoon.<p>Sunday: E/SE winds 15/20 knots reaching 20/30 knots east of Barrow island, easing to E'ly 13/18 knots towards noon and tending NE/NW 10/15 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m

Carnarvon to Kalbarri

E/SE winds 13/18 knots, easing during the morning and tending S/SW 10/15 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m

Israelite Bay to Eucla

W/SW winds 15/20 knots, reaching SW'ly 18/23 knots east of Eyre during the morning.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Kalbarri to Jurien Bay

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

Kuri Bay to Wallal

Saturday: E/SE winds 15/20 knots, reaching 20/30 knots south of Broome. Winds easing SE'ly 15/20 knots towards noon and tending SE/SW 10/15 knots in the afternoon.<p>Sunday: E/SE 15/20 knots reaching 20/30 knots west of Broome, easing to E/SE 10/15 knots towards noon and tending SE/SW 10/15 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.0 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

SW'ly winds 10/15 knots, reaching SW 15/20 knots south of Cape Naturaliste during the early morning.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Northwest Cape to Carnarvon

SE winds 15/20 knots, easing during the morning and tending S/SW 13/18 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m

Perth Local

Saturday: NE/SE winds 3/8 knots tending S/SW late morning and increasing to 10/15 knots during the afternoon.<p>Sunday: E/SE winds 8/13 knots, tending S/SW 8/13 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Perth Offshore

S/SW winds 10/15 knots. Winds tending NE/SE 3/8 knots inshore for a period in the morning.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Wallal to Cape Preston

Saturday: E/SE winds 20/30 knots, easing to E/SE 15/20 knots towards noon and tending SE/NE 10/15 knots during the afternoon.<p>Sunday: E/SE winds 20/30 knots, easing to E'ly 15/20 knots towards noon and tending E/NE 10/15 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 0.5 m