Western Australia on cyclone alert alert as a week of wild weather continues

A cyclone warning has been issued as two tropical lows threaten to intensify as they move towards Australia.

Gale-force winds and heavy rain are forecast for the coasts of Western Australia, Pilbara and Kimberley over the coming days.

A tropical cyclone could develop as early as Sunday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Meteorologists are ‘increasingly confident’ that tropical low 11U will intensify with a 70 chance of developing into a tropical cyclone early next week.

The chance of the other tropical low, called 10U, turning into a cyclone is less than five percent.

The system is expected to spread across western and southwestern WA, paralleling the coast in offshore waters.

Any cyclone that forms could become a tropical three-cyclone, capable of producing winds of 125 miles per hour that will leave a trail of destruction in its wake, including fallen trees, building damage and structural damage.

Even if the cyclone does not develop, heavy rains and strong winds will still devastate the northwest part of the state.

BOM senior meteorologist Joey Rawson said the system is likely to remain offshore, but could not rule out the chance of it making landfall.

‘There is more and more confidence in that [a cyclone will develop]potentially bringing windy conditions and heavy rainfall to the Pilbara coast,” Mr Rawson said told 7News.

‘Although the system is likely to remain offshore of the Pilbara coast, there is a small chance it may make landfall somewhere along the Pilbara coast.

“The key for the community is to be prepared, especially in the Pilbara, and to keep an eye on both the Bureau and EmergencyWA websites.”

A strong wind warning was issued for much of the WA coast on Friday, including the West Kimberley, Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Bunbury, Leeuwin, Albany, Esperance and Eucla.

Perth is in for a wet weekend with forecasts of up to 10mm on Friday and another 30mm on Saturday.

It comes after a week of wild weather devastated much of Australia’s east coast.

Sydney

Friday: Showers. Up to 25 mm of rain. Wind speeds up to 60 km/h. Min 18C Max 24C.

Saturday: Showers. Up to 15 mm of rain. Wind speeds up to 40 km/h. Min 19C Max 25C.

Sunday: Showers. Up to 1 mm of rain. Wind speeds up to 20 km/hour. Min 19C Max 24C.

Melbourne

Friday: Showers. Up to 1 mm of rain. Wind speeds up to 30 km/h. Min. 16C Max. 23C.

Saturday: Sunny. Wind speeds up to 30 km/h. Min 15C Max 29C.

Sunday: Sunny. Wind speeds up to 20 km/hour. Min 15C Max 32C.

Brisbane

Friday: Showers. Up to 4 mm of rain. Light wind. Min 20C Max 31C.

Saturday: Showers. Up to 15 mm of rain. Wind speeds up to 25 km/h. Min. 21C. Maximum 28°C

Sunday: Showers. Chance of thunder. Up to 4 mm of rain. Wind speeds up to 35 km/h. Min 21C Max 28C.

Canberra

Friday: Sunny. Wind speeds up to 35 km/h. Min 9C Max 24C.

Saturday: Partly cloudy. Wind speeds up to 30 km/h. Min. 11C. Maximum 22°C

Sunday: Sunny. Wind speeds up to 25 km/h. Min 10C Max 26C.

Adelaide

Friday: Sunny. Wind speeds up to 30 km/h. Min 16C Max 31C.

Saturday: Sunny. Wind speeds up to 40 km/h. Min. 19C. Maximum 35°C

Sunday: Sunny. Wind speeds up to 25 km/h. Min 20C Max 36C.

Hobart

Friday: Cloudy. Wind speeds up to 25 km/h. Min 12C Max 20C.

Saturday: Cloudy. Wind speeds up to 25 km/h. Min. 11C. Maximum 23C

Sunday: Sunny. Wind speeds up to 25 km/h. Min 12C Max 25C.

Perth

Friday: Showers. Up to 10 mm of rain. Wind speeds up to 30 km/h. Min 23C Max 27C.

Saturday: Sunny. Up to 30 mm of rain. Wind speeds up to 30 km/h. Min 15C Max 28C.

Sunday: Sunny. Wind speeds up to 40 km/h. Min 19C Max 36C.

Darwin

Friday: Showers. Possible thunderstorms. Up to 30 mm of rain. Light wind. Min 25C Max 31C.

Saturday: Showers. Possible thunderstorms. Up to 20 mm of rain. Light wind. Min 24C Max 32C.

Sunday: Shower or two. Possible thunderstorms. Up to 7 mm of rain. Light wind. Min 24C Max 32C.