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Another strong front to soak WA

Ashleigh Madden, Friday May 31, 2024 - 10:20 AEST

Heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms and damaging winds will hit parts of WA this weekend as another strong cold front sweeps over the state.

Earlier this week, a cold front and northwest cloud band provided some much-needed rainfall to some drought-stricken parts of WA, with 50 to 100mm of rain falling in parts of the southwest and Kimberley regions.

Image: Rainfall observations for the week ending on Thursday, May 30. Source: Bureau of Meteorology.

Merely days after the skies cleared over the state from the last system, another strong cold front has set its sights on WA.

This front will arrive late Saturday night and cross the state swiftly on Sunday, linking up with tropical moisture and producing another bout of wet weather as it passes.

The map below shows one computer models rainfall forecast for the next three days. Widespread falls of 20 to 50mm are forecast along the west coast between Denham and Albany, and the interior and far north, with isolated falls of 50-80mm possible.

Image: Accumulated 3-day rainfall forecast up to 8am AWST on Monday, June 3, according to ECMWF.

Severe thunderstorms are also possible over large areas of WA this weekend, including Perth late Saturday into Sunday. These storms could produce heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding, and damaging winds. Some models suggest that Perth could see 30-60mm on Sunday.

The cold front could also produce damaging winds across the southwest of the state. Please keep an eye out for the latest warnings as this event unfolds.

- Weatherzone

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