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Lower West District

View the current warnings for Western Australia

Forecast issued at 7:01 am WST on Friday 17 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A ridge extends along the south coast of the state. A west coast trough develops today ahead of a cold front passing the southwest coast over the weekend.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Mostly sunny. The chance of smoke haze in the morning. Slight chance of a shower in the south in the late afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h shifting west to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h in the late morning. Daytime maximum temperatures 26 to 32.

Fire Danger
Swan Coastal North: Moderate
Swan Inland North: High
Swan Coastal South: Moderate
Swan Inland South: Moderate
Geographe: Moderate
Brockman: 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. Perth 28
Partly cloudy. Mandurah 24

Saturday 18 October

Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h tending westerly 25 to 35 km/h in the early morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 23.

Sunday 19 October

Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then tending westerly during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 22.

Monday 20 October

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then turning south to southwesterly during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 20.

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

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