{"id":20637,"date":"2026-05-29T05:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/20637\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T05:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:48:10","slug":"wild-weather-set-to-slam-perth-and-southern-wa-over-long-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/20637\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild weather set to slam Perth and southern WA over long weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perth and large parts of Western Australia’s south are preparing to batten down the hatches ahead of a severe storm set to pummel the region on the weekend.<\/p>\n

Destructive wind gusts of around 125 kilometres an hour and heavy rainfall are expected across the South West land division, beginning on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecaster James Ashley described the system as “an unusually strong and intense winter system”.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Starting from Saturday evening, winds and rainfall will increase significantly around the central west coast, moving southwards and extending eastwards over Sunday and Monday,” he told journalists.<\/p>\n

\"Lightning<\/p>\n

Residents are being warned to prepare for severe weather throughout the weekend. (ABC News: Chris Lewis)<\/p>\n

“The system will whip up the ocean with waves reaching up to eight metres offshore.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“That’s likely to cause some beach erosion, particularly around the time of high tides on Sunday and Monday mornings.”<\/p>\n

Rainfall of up to 50 millimetres is expected in coastal areas, which will ease as the system moves east, he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Rain<\/p>\n

Steady rain fell on Mount Clarence and Princess Royal Harbour in Albany on Friday, ahead of a severe cold front expected to cross the WA coast. (ABC News: Andrew Chounding)<\/p>\n

Mr Ashley urged residents to stay up to date with BOM warnings.<\/p>\n

“This winter system is unusually strong. It’s the type of system we don’t see very often in the south-west of WA,” he said.<\/p>\n

“It’s likely to be the strongest winter system we see this year and maybe the sort of system we only see every four or five years or so.”<\/p>\n

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