15/07/2026
Hello Perth, hope you have been enjoying the warmer winter evening.. now for those who are unaware… warm nights in Winter here is a sure sign fr Nature that a storm is upon us - start your ‘be safe’ checklist - if renting ensure you report any damage immediately to the managing agent or private landlord ‘in writing’ for record:
✨Gutters
✨Fences
✨Flood
Make sure your ‘fur’ babies are nearby, trampolines and fav pot plants are secured! Also cover up & secure outside bbq n furniture
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⛈️ PWL WTF: What’s The Forecast?
Edition #563 | Thursday 16th July 2026
You’ve have spent weeks asking where winter went. Winter finally RSVP’d, kicked the front door open, and has arrived carrying a bucket of rain, a few thunderstorms and the sort of mood swings usually reserved for toddlers who missed nap time.
Today’s forecast is brought to you by “I’ll just duck to the shops quickly”… famous last words. By lunchtime you’ll be wondering why the sky suddenly looks like it’s auditioning for an apocalypse movie. If you’re planning anything outdoors after midday, maybe have a backup plan that involves a roof.
🌧️ TOP 5 HIGHLIGHTS
* ⛈️ Heavy showers and thunderstorms developing during the afternoon.
* 🌧️ 15-40mm possible across parts of the Perth metro, with isolated heavier falls.
* ⚠️ Localised flash flooding possible under stronger storms.
* 💨 Gusty northerly winds turning northwesterly before easing tonight.
* ☀️ Meanwhile, northern WA continues pretending winter is just a rumour.
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🌡️🌇PERTH CITY FORECAST🌇🌡️
Thursday 16 July
🌡️ Min: 13°C | 🌡️ Max: 22°C
🌧️ Rainfall: 15-40mm possible
☔ Chance of rain: 100%
Cloudy conditions will dominate from the morning, but don’t let the quiet start fool you. Showers will become widespread during the afternoon and evening as a vigorous cold front approaches.
There’s also a chance of thunderstorms, with some potentially becoming severe, producing bursts of heavy rainfall capable of causing localised flash flooding. If you suddenly can’t see the road ahead because it’s raining sideways… that’s your cue to slow down.
💨 Winds: Northerly 20-30 km/h, swinging northwesterly 25-35 km/h during the afternoon before easing through the evening.
Perth Rating: 🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️ (5/5 umbrellas)
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🌡️🌇 WA TOWNS FORECAST 🌇🌡️
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🌧️ Lower West
🌦️ Forecast: Winter finally clocks in for a full shift. Expect showers becoming widespread with thunderstorms possible, especially around the coast during the afternoon.
* 🌧️ Ellenbrook: 13° / 23° - Showers increasing.
* ⛈️ Yanchep: 15° / 23° - Showers. Possible afternoon storm.
* ⛈️ Perth: 13° / 22° - Showers. Possible afternoon storm.
* ⛈️ Joondalup: 15° / 22° - Showers. Possible afternoon storm.
* ⛈️ Scarborough: 15° / 21° - Showers. Possible afternoon storm.
* ⛈️ Fremantle: 15° / 21° - Showers. Possible afternoon storm.
* ⛈️ Rockingham: 17° / 20° - Showers. Possible afternoon storm.
* 🌧️ Midland: 14° / 23° - Showers increasing.
* 🌧️ Kalamunda: 14° / 21° - Showers increasing.
* 🌧️ Armadale: 15° / 21° - Showers.
* ⛈️ Swanbourne: 15° / 21° - Showers. Possible afternoon storm.
* ⛈️ Rottnest Island: 16° / 20° - Showers. Possible afternoon storm.
* ⛈️ Mandurah: 17° / 20° - Showers. Possible afternoon storm.
* 🌧️ Pinjarra: 14° / 20° - Showers.
* 🌧️ Gingin: 13° / 24° - Showers increasing.
* ⛈️ Lancelin: 16° / 24° - Showers. Possible afternoon storm.
🎲 Random Fact: Rottnest Island wasn’t always famous for quokkas. Early Dutch explorers thought they were giant rats. Humans remain undefeated at confidently identifying the wrong animal.
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🌧️ South West
A wet winter’s day with showers everywhere and the odd storm near Bunbury and Busselton before conditions gradually settle later.
Bunbury 13°/20° 🌩️ • Busselton 14°/20° ⛈️ • Margaret River 14°/20° 🌧️ • Augusta 16°/20° 🌧️ • Bridgetown 13°/19° 🌧️ • Collie 11°/19° 🌧️ • Manjimup 13°/17° 🌧️ • Boyup Brook 12°/18° 🌧️ • Pemberton 14°/19° 🌧️ • Yallingup 16°/21° 🌧️ (winds easing) • Harvey 13°/19° 🌧️ • Walpole 15°/19° 🌧️ • Windy Harbour 13°/19° 🌬️🌧️
🎲 Random Fact: Windy Harbour didn’t get its name because of a creative marketing team.
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🌧️ South Coastal
Showers continue along the south coast with wetter conditions spreading inland.
Albany 14°/19° 🌧️ • Denmark 15°/19° 🌧️ • Mount Barker 13°/17° 🌧️ • Jerramungup 12°/21° 🌧️⬆️ • Bremer Bay 14°/22° 🌧️⬆️ • Gnowangerup 13°/19° 🌧️⬆️
🎲 Random Fact: Albany was Western Australia’s first European settlement, beating Perth by several years.
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🌤️ South East Coastal
Clouds gradually increase west of Esperance while inland stays pleasant.
Esperance 13°/23° ⛅ • Ravensthorpe 12°/23° 🌦️ • Hopetoun 13°/23° 🌦️ • Salmon Gums 9°/24° ⛅
🎲 Random Fact: Esperance’s beaches regularly appear in lists of the whitest sand on Earth.
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🌦️ Great Southern
Showers gradually pushing across the region during the day.
Narrogin 11°/21° 🌧️⬆️ • Katanning 12°/19° 🌧️⬆️ • Lake Grace 11°/22° 🌧️⬆️ • Hyden 10°/23° 🌦️ • Brookton 9°/22° 🌧️⬆️ • Corrigin 10°/23° 🌦️ • Wagin 12°/20° 🌧️⬆️
🎲 Random Fact: Wave Rock near Hyden has been forming for around 2.7 billion years. Good things apparently take slightly longer than an NBN installation.
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🌥️ Central Wheat Belt
A mixed bag with cloud increasing from the west while eastern areas stay dry longer.
Dalwallinu 11°/25° ☁️ • Northam 9°/23° 🌧️⬆️ • Merredin 11°/24° ☁️ • Southern Cross 8°/25° ⛅ • Cunderdin 10°/24° 🌦️ • Dowerin 12°/24° 🌦️ • Mukinbudin 10°/25° ⛅ • Beacon 13°/25° ⛅ • Kellerberrin 11°/24° 🌦️ • Wongan Hills 12°/24° 🌦️ • York 9°/23° 🌧️⬆️
🎲 Random Fact: York is WA’s oldest inland town and still has one of the state’s best collections of historic buildings.
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☀️ Kimberley
Wall-to-wall sunshine.
Broome 14°/31° • Derby 16°/31° • Fitzroy Crossing 13°/29° • Kalumburu 15°/31° • Wyndham 16°/31° • Kununurra 15°/30° • Argyle 13°/29° • Halls Creek MO 10°/26° • Bidyadanga 15°/32° • Wallal 15°/29° • Lombadina 20°/29°
🎲 Random Fact: The Kimberley is about three times the size of England but has fewer people than many Perth suburbs.
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☀️ Pilbara
Perfect winter weather.
Exmouth 17°/25° ☀️ • Onslow 15°/27° ☀️ • Karratha 14°/27° ☀️ • Roebourne 13°/29° ☀️ • Port Hedland 14°/29° ☀️ • Marble Bar 13°/28° ☀️ • Paraburdoo 15°/27° ☀️ • Tom Price 11°/24° ☀️ • Newman 8°/25° ☀️ • Barrow Island 19°/24° ☀️ • Dampier 15°/27° 🌬️☀️ • Pannawonica 13°/28° ☀️ • Telfer 11°/26° ☀️
🎲 Random Fact: Marble Bar is famous for extreme summer heat, yet winter mornings can still be surprisingly chilly.
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☀️ Gascoyne
Sunny almost everywhere.
Carnarvon 12°/27° • Coral Bay 13°/28° • Meekatharra 13°/25° • Denham 13°/25° • Gascoyne Junction 10°/29° • Mount Magnet 13°/25° • Mount Augustus 12°/27° • Murchison 12°/28° • Paynes Find 11°/26° 🌤️ • Yalgoo 13°/27°
🎲 Random Fact: Mount Augustus is often called the world’s biggest rock and is roughly twice the size of Uluru.
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☀️ Goldfields
Sunny and mild.
Kalgoorlie 10°/24° 🌤️ • Leonora 11°/24° 🌤️ • Laverton 10°/23° ☀️ • Leinster 10°/23° ☀️ • Norseman 9°/24° ☀️ • Coolgardie 9°/24° 🌤️ • Kambalda 9°/24° ☀️ • Wiluna 11°/24° 🌤️
🎲 Random Fact: Kalgoorlie’s Super Pit is so large it can be seen from space with suitable imaging.
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☀️ Eucla
Beautiful winter sunshine.
Eucla 9°/21° • Balladonia 7°/25° • Cocklebiddy 8°/23°
🎲 Random Fact: The Eyre Highway across the Eucla includes Australia’s longest straight stretch of road at 146.6 km.
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☀️ North Interior
Balgo Hill 9°/25° ☀️ • Kiwirrkurra 10°/23° ☀️
🎲 Random Fact: Kiwirrkurra is one of Australia’s most isolated communities.
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☀️ South Interior
Warburton: 8° / 21° ☀️
🎲 Random Fact: Warburton sits close to the Gibson Desert, where winter nights can become surprisingly cold.
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🌤️ Central West
The dividing line between sunshine and incoming showers.
Kalbarri 14°/26° ☀️ • Geraldton 14°/25° 🌦️ • Jurien Bay 14°/24° 🌧️⬆️ • Morawa 12°/27° ☀️ • Moora 12°/25° 🌦️ • Badgingarra 14°/24° 🌧️⬆️ • Carnamah 12°/25° 🌤️ • Dongara 15°/26° 🌦️ • Eneabba 14°/25° 🌤️➡️🌦️ • Mullewa 12°/27° ☀️ • Northampton 14°/26° ☀️
🎲 Random Fact: Kalbarri National Park is home to Nature’s Window, one of WA’s most photographed rock formations.
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🌧️ PWL Final Word
If you’re in the southwest corner of WA, don’t judge the day by what’s happening at breakfast. The atmosphere is expected to become much more lively during the afternoon, with thunderstorms capable of dumping heavy rain over short periods.
If you’re north of about Geraldton… enjoy another glorious winter day while the rest of us perform the annual ritual of wondering whether the wheelie bin will still be standing tomorrow morning. Nature has an odd sense of humour.