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02/10/2026

Outback hail near Warburton 3.30pm today 2nd of Oct.

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Wettest September on record for the Goldfields, with more storms today ⚡🌊Today, Friday 2nd Oct, the Bureau has thunderst...
01/10/2026

Wettest September on record for the Goldfields, with more storms today ⚡🌊

Today, Friday 2nd Oct, the Bureau has thunderstorms likely across the red outlined area, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain that could lead to flash flooding this afternoon and evening. Storms are possible across the wider blue outlined area.

Storms kicked off early from 5am inland of Gascoyne Junction, and are now stretching down to the northern Goldfields. These are mostly garden variety, but with the stronger cells expected this arvo and evening, and we wouldn't be surprised to see a Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for some parts.

These areas might be remote, but they've copped severe weather on and off for a couple of weeks now. Edjudina near Kookynie and Leonora have recorded their WETTEST September on record. It's playing havoc with mustering and prospecting, and roads including the Great Central Road are closed and likely to stay that way.

If you're in these areas, don't drive through floodwater, and check road closures before heading off.
Please share and tag anyone who might be affected, and send us your photos and footage of the big wet 👇

We'll update if warnings are issued.

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Great Central Road CLOSED, and up to 60mm more on the way 🚧Multiple roads are closed across inland WA, with the Great Ce...
30/09/2026

Great Central Road CLOSED, and up to 60mm more on the way 🚧

Multiple roads are closed across inland WA, with the Great Central Road among them. With more rain forecast, these are set to stay closed for some time yet.

Model guidance has further falls across much of the Southern Interior from Wednesday right through to Saturday, with the risk of local flooding from thunderstorm activity. Very high, unseasonal moisture is being drawn down from the north. Coupled with a lingering trough and other favourable ingredients, it's keeping the rain falling.

The OCF has accumulated totals of up to 40mm in areas around the Great Central Road to Saturday the 3rd, while the Euro and ACCESS are pushing higher at over 60mm. Flash flooding is possible in these areas until the weekend.

If you're travelling in this region PLEASE check road closures and the relevant shires before heading off, as some parts may become cut off.

Anyone stuck out there right now? Let us know where you are or SHARE to anyone you know 👇

12.2mm in 10 minutes at Cape Naturaliste ☔It's getting towards that time of the year again kids, where we start reportin...
29/09/2026

12.2mm in 10 minutes at Cape Naturaliste ☔

It's getting towards that time of the year again kids, where we start reporting on showers 🤣

This morning a weak, late season cold front is making its way through the SW and Lower West, and it's actually provided some handy falls and rates. Cape Naturaliste picked up 16mm, with 12.2mm of that falling in only 10 minutes around 2am. Totals in the SW have made it to double digits inland of Bunbury.

PERTH saw some isolated showers overnight in the westerly flow ahead of the front, making it to 7mm, with a few more mm to come this morning as the front moves through. Get under one of the heavier cells and you could see some solid showers.

How'd you fare overnight? Totals and location below 👇

Remember to WA.

Is your name on the list? 🌀The Bureau has dropped the next 12 cyclone names for the 26/27 season. They come from a set l...
29/09/2026

Is your name on the list? 🌀

The Bureau has dropped the next 12 cyclone names for the 26/27 season. They come from a set list that runs alphabetically and alternates male and female. If a cyclone forms in a neighbouring region, it keeps that name when it moves into ours, like TC Yasi in 2011, named by Fiji.

A Category 1 has mean winds of 63 to 88km/h and gusts up to 124km/h. A Category 5 has mean winds over 200km/h and gusts above 279km/h.

A Tropical Cyclone Watch means gales are possible within 24 to 48 hours. A Warning, updated every 3 hours, means gales are expected within 24 hours or are already occurring.

As always we'll keep WA data-driven and weather-ready, with long range TC signals and full coverage during events. Might be time to check the cyclone kit's still in the shed.

Tag a mate whose name made the list 👇

28/09/2026

🌪️ LANDSPOUT IN THE WHEATBELT 🌪️

Yesterday we reported the roping out landspout near Cunderdin. We also captured this beauty on the backend of the same storm. Yesterday there was some great structure in the Wheatbelt, and it paid to look up, as these types of rotations were everywhere.

The landspout had already formed at the surface, before the circulation lifted and began to rope out as the storm moved past. As the cell moved past we could clearly see the rotation above us.

Sped up 3 times.

⚠️ SEVERE warned in the Goldfields day 7 ⚠️ This is yet another day of severe warned storms for the Goldfields and surro...
28/09/2026

⚠️ SEVERE warned in the Goldfields day 7 ⚠️

This is yet another day of severe warned storms for the Goldfields and surrounds. 28th Sept

This storm circled is signalling radar indicated hail to 3cm that just passed to the west of town.

The red region is the severe thunderstorm warning area and storms are travelling in the direction of the illustrated arrows.

Many road closures in the Goldfields region so stay up to date with your local shire.

Keep us updated in the comments with images and footage for us to share as it comes to hand. ✌️

👀 MORE SEVERE weather ☔Today the 28th of Sept is the 7th day in a row of likely severe weather for the southern parts of...
27/09/2026

👀 MORE SEVERE weather ☔

Today the 28th of Sept is the 7th day in a row of likely severe weather for the southern parts of the state! We see a continued flash flooding risk for the Goldfields, eastern SEC and Eucla districts with a thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Illustrated by the hatched zone below.

Sunday saw some extreme weather impact much of the state. The warning zone was extensive and some notable figures are below.
- 42.4mm observed at Denmark in the 2 hours to 6:45pm
- 94km/h gust recorded at Meekatharra Airport at 4:46pm
- 2cm hail observed near Mount Magnet around 2pm
- Land spout observed near Cunderdin at 12pm (video on our page 👌)
- 48mm at Kalgoorlie in 24 hours

Parts of the parched eastern GS also received some worthy rainfall — Pingaring and Magenta Dam 28mm, Newdegate 25mm. Patchy though, with others nearby recording only 5mm at Nyabing. 😔

We have used the rainfall obs to illustrate the distribution in the image. Drop your town and yesterday's experience below so we can build a full picture of conditions across the state 👇

What a day across the Western Wheatbelt! 🌪️ Rotating wall clouds, a funnel/land spout that nearly condensed to the groun...
27/09/2026

What a day across the Western Wheatbelt! 🌪️

Rotating wall clouds, a funnel/land spout that nearly condensed to the ground before roping out, 2cm hail and extremely heavy rainfall.

Whilst the area we were chasing in around Cunderdin wasn't under a formal severe thunderstorm warning (this was further north east and is still current), the ingredients were all there. A deep surface trough and associated low, combined with a mid-level circulation sitting off the coast. Instability, solid lapse rates, strong bulk wind shear and deep moisture did the rest.

If you caught the video we posted earlier today, that funnel was something else. Almost made it to the ground before roping out, or maybe it did and we missed it.

The below was taken of the 2cm hailer north of Cunderdin round 2pm. We live streamed today so feel free to check it out on YT.

Did you see it or get caught in the hail? Drop your town below 👇

27/09/2026

⚠️ Rotating funnel cloud Cunderdin 12pm 27th of Sept ⚠️

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