Weather

Satellite image. WA Sun 12:00 pm WST

Western Australia

Sun 12:00 pm WST

Patchy low cloud is passing over southwestern WA in moderate westerly winds, triggering light scattered showers. A broken cloud band extending across the northern inland is causing patchy light rainfall. Mostly clear skies elsewhere under a broad region of high pressure.

Coastal wind warning

Issued at 09:47AM on Sunday 1 August 2010

Strong Wind Warning Kuri Bay to Northwest Cape

State Centres Forecast

Albany

Mostly sunny

7 - 19

 Mostly sunny

Broome

Possible thunderstorm

21 - 26

 Possible thunderstorm

Bunbury

Mostly sunny

5 - 20

 Mostly sunny

Geraldton

Sunny

7 - 23

 Sunny

Kalgoorlie

Mostly sunny

5 - 19

 Mostly sunny

Karratha

Sunny

16 - 29

 Sunny

Kununurra

Possible thunderstorm

20 - 31

 Possible thunderstorm

Perth

Sunny

5 - 22

 Sunny

Four Day Outlook

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
A cold morning in the south then sunny. Areas of rain developing in the far north. A cold morning across southern inland. Areas of rain in the north. Dry elsewhere. A cold and frosty morning in the south. Mostly clear and dry throughout. Dry and mostly sunny throughout. Late increase in cloud in the southwest.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Norseman, WA -1.0°C
Maximum: Wyndham, WA 28.5°C

Coastal Waters

Bremer Bay to Israelite Bay

Variable winds to 10 knots tending N/NE 8/13 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 3.5 m

Cape Leeuwin to Bremer Bay

N/NW winds 10/15 knots.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

Cape Preston to Northwest Cape

E/SE winds 20/30 knots, easing to E/NE 15/20 knots by noon and NE/NW 8/13 knots inshore during the evening. Winds returning E'ly 20/25 knots by midnight.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Carnarvon to Kalbarri

E'ly winds 15/20 knots easing to SE 10/15 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Israelite Bay to Eucla

S'ly winds 8/13 knots tending NE/SE 5/10 knots in the evening.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 4.5 m

Kalbarri to Jurien Bay

E/NE winds 15/20 knots easing to 10/15 knots by midday. Winds tending SE 8/13 knots for a period in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Kuri Bay to Wallal

SE winds 20/30 knots, reaching 25/33 knots offshore for a period in the morning.  Sea: Up to 2.5 m  Swell: Up to 0.5 m

Kuri Bay to Wyndham

East/southeast winds 20/30 knots, easing to 15/25 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.5 m  

Mandurah to Cape Leeuwin

N/NE winds 10/15 knots tending N/NW'ly south of Cape Naturaliste in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

Northwest Cape to Carnarvon

E/SE winds 20/25 knots easing to 15/20 knots by noon. Winds further easing to 10/15 knots inshore for a period in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Perth Local

Sunday: E/NE winds 8/13 knots, tending NE/NW 5/10 knots inshore for a period in the afternoon.<p>Monday: N/NE winds 13/18 knots easing to N/NW 8/13 knots in the afternoon. Winds becoming variable to 10 knots during the evening.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Perth Offshore

E/NE winds 8/13 knots, tending S/SW 5/10 knots inshore for a period in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Wallal to Cape Preston

E/SE winds 20/30 knots reaching 25/33 knots offshore in the morning. Winds easing to E'ly 20/25 knots for a period in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m