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Satellite image. WA Mon 2:00 am WST

Western Australia

Mon 2:00 am WST

Thick cloud in a trough over interior WA is bringing widespread showers and storms. Low cloud in the southeast in a narrow weakening trough is causing light showers. Mostly sunny and dry elsewhere in a ridge.

Severe thunderstorm warning

Issued at 00:11AM on Monday 22 March 2010

Cancellation of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Damaging Winds, Large Hail and Flash Flooding for the Southern inland Gascoyne.

State Centres Forecast

Albany

Thunderstorms

17 - 24

 Thunderstorms

Broome

Mostly sunny

28 - 37

 Mostly sunny

Bunbury

Thunderstorms

17 - 30

 Thunderstorms

Geraldton

Thunderstorms

19 - 33

 Thunderstorms

Kalgoorlie

Thunderstorms

20 - 29

 Thunderstorms

Karratha

Mostly sunny

29 - 37

 Mostly sunny

Kununurra

Mostly sunny

24 - 38

 Mostly sunny

Perth

Thunderstorms

20 - 30

 Thunderstorms

Four Day Outlook

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Showers and storms over the west. Mainly inland. Hot and dry in the north and east. Isolated showers and storms in the west. Mostly dry elsewhere. Hot northeast winds in south. Hot northeast winds in south. Late change in west. A few storms in the Kimberley. Late showers in SW. Hot in the east, ahead of a cool change in the SW. Storms through the tropics and northern interior.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Manjimup, WA 17.1°C
Maximum: Telfer, WA 31.2°C

Coastal Waters

Bremer Bay to Israelite Bay

Sunday: E/SE winds 15/20 knots.<p>Monday: E/NE winds 18/23 knots tending E/SE 18/23 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Cape Leeuwin to Bremer Bay

Sunday: E/SE winds 15/20 knots reaching 20/25 knots west of Albany.<p>Monday: E/SE winds 20/25 knots.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Cape Preston to Northwest Cape

Sunday: W/NW winds 10/15 knots inshore becoming W/SW 13/18 knots throughout during the evening.<p>Monday: SW winds 10/15 knots tending W/NW 10/15 knots by the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Carnarvon to Kalbarri

Sunday: S/SW winds 13/18 knots.<p>Monday: S/SW winds 10/15 knots tending W/SW 13/18 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Israelite Bay to Eucla

Sunday: E/SE winds 15/20 knots.<p>Monday: E/SE winds 15/20 knots.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Kalbarri to Jurien Bay

Sunday: SW/SE winds 10/15 knots increasing to 20/25 knots from the south. Winds tending E/NE 15/20 knots inshore. Squalls to 45 knots possible with thunderstorms.<p>Monday: E/NE winds 15/20 knots easing N/NE 10/15 knots late morning and becoming S/SW 10/15 knots in the afternoon. Squalls to 45 knots possible with thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Kuri Bay to Wallal

Sunday: W/NW winds 10/15 knots. Squalls to 40 knots possible with thunderstorms.<p>Monday: S/SW winds 8/13 knots shifting W/NW 10/15 knots by the afternoon. Squalls to 40 knots possible with thunderstorms north of Broome.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 0.5 m

Kuri Bay to Wyndham

Sunday: Variable winds 10 knots. Inshore seabreezes 10 knots.<p>Monday: Variable winds 10 knots. Inshore afternoon seabreezes 10 knots.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  

Mandurah to Cape Leeuwin

Sunday: E/SE winds 15/20 knots reaching 20/25 knots near Cape Leeuwin.<p>Monday: E/SE winds 15/20 knots reaching 20/25 knots near Cape Leeuwin. E/SE winds easing to 10/15 knots inshore north of Busselton in the afternoon. Squalls to 45 knots possible with thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Northwest Cape to Carnarvon

Sunday: S/SW winds 13/18 knots.<p>Monday: S/SW winds 10/15 knots tending W/SW 13/18 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Perth Local

Monday: E/NE winds 15/20 knots easing to 10/15 knots during the morning. Winds becoming NW/SW 5/10 knots for a period in the afternoon and early evening before becoming E/NE 10/15 knots later in the evening. Squalls to 45 knots possible with thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m

Perth Offshore

Sunday: S/SE winds 15/20 knots offshore at first. E/SE winds 10/15 knots inshore extending throughout during the evening and increasing to 15/20 knots by midnight. Squalls to 45 knots possible with thunderstorms.<p>Monday: E/NE winds 15/20 knots easing to 10/15 knots late morning and becoming NW/SW 5/10 knots for a period in the afternoon and early evening. Squalls to 45 knots possible with thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Wallal to Cape Preston

Sunday: W/NW winds 10/15 knots.<p>Monday: W'ly winds 8/13 knots tending NE/NW 10/15 knots by noon and W/NW 10/15 knots by evening.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 0.5 m