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Central Wheatbelt District

View the current warnings for Western Australia

Forecast issued at 1:30 am WST on Wednesday 22 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A west coast trough develops today, moving inland on Thursday. A ridge extends over southern areas before a cold front reaches the far southwest late Thursday into Friday.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday

Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the south early this morning. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 20s.

Fire Danger
Mortlock: Moderate
Karroun: Moderate
Avon: No Rating
Lockwood: Moderate

Sun protection 8:20am to 3:40pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Mostly sunny. Dalwallinu 27
Partly cloudy. Northam 26
Partly cloudy. Merredin 26
Partly cloudy. Southern Cross 25

Thursday 23 October

Mostly sunny. The chance of morning fog in the far southwest. Slight chance of a shower in the southeast, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east in the afternoon. Light winds becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the early morning then tending west to southwesterly in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 30.

Friday 24 October

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the southwest, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds westerly 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Saturday 25 October

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the far southwest in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds westerly 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then turning southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 1:25 pm WST Wednesday.

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