IT HAS been a very dry year in WA so far, with only eastern parts of the state reporting greater than average amounts of rainfall.
Most of the southwest has only received about half of their average yearly rainfall in the nine months to date.
Rain will develop today over the Southwest, South Coastal, Southeast Coastal and Great Southern areas.
The heaviest falls will occur in the South and Southeast Coastal districts with 20 to 40mm expected to fall, equating to the mean monthly rain falling in a single day.
Areas expected to benefit from the spring deluge:
- Bunbury (mean 21mm)
- Bussleton (mean 22mm)
- Narrogin (mean 18mm)
- Katanning (mean 21mm)
- Albany (mean 44mm)
Showers may reach as far north as Perth, which would be the first rain in nearly two weeks for the city and Mandurah.
The rain is a result of a cold front and weak trough pushing in from the southwest. These will continue to bring showers until the end of the week.
Unfortunately there is no sign of rain for the Central Wheatbelt and Goldfields regions any time soon.
