Weather

Satellite image. WA Sat 4:00 am WST

Western Australia

Sat 4:00 am WST

Thick cloud circulating over southeast WA, near a deepening low, is causing heavy rain, which is gradually contracting further east. Low cloud over the remainder of central and southern WA, in cool southerly winds, is causing showers. Skies are clearer in the north and west.

Coastal wind warning

Issued at 22:48PM on Friday 3 September 2010

Coastal Waters Wind Warning for Broome to Cape Preston

State Centres Forecast

Albany

Clearing shower

8 - 16

 Clearing shower

Broome

Sunny

16 - 31

 Sunny

Bunbury

Possible shower

6 - 18

 Possible shower

Geraldton

Sunny

7 - 20

 Sunny

Kalgoorlie

Mostly sunny

5 - 16

 Mostly sunny

Karratha

Sunny

15 - 27

 Sunny

Kununurra

Mostly sunny

23 - 35

 Mostly sunny

Perth

Possible shower

6 - 19

 Possible shower

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. Gusty easterly winds continuing tending warm NE. Risk of a few showers about the SW. Light rain in southwest and interior east. Lighter easterly wind.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Norseman, WA 1.7°C
Maximum: Kununurra, WA 27.4°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

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.  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

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.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 0.5 m

Kuri Bay to Wyndham

Friday: Variable winds 10 knots. Inshore seabreezes 10/15 knots.<p>Saturday: 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.  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

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.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 0.5 m