The Watchers Weather Forecast
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- 27
Mostly sunny
- 20
- 21
Sunny
- 19
- 22
Becoming windy. Mostly sunny
- 20
- 23
Mostly sunny
- 20
- 21
Partly cloudy
- 18
- 19
Becoming windy. Partly cloudy
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- 18
Becoming windy. Partly cloudy
Today 26 Jan West Coast
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower west of Nullarbor late this afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm west of Nullarbor during this afternoon and evening. Winds east to northeasterly 25 to 40 km/h tending north to northeasterly 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day then shifting south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon and evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 40s.
Upper West Coastal Waters
Fowlers Bay to Elliston- Wind
- East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
- Weather Situation
- A high pressure system over waters to the south, extends a ridge over southern SA. Later today, the high moves into the Tasman Sea directing a northerly airstream over SA, ahead of another trough expected to move into the west and across the south on Tuesday. The trough moves into the eastern states on Wednesday as another high pressure system moves into waters south of the Bight to reach the Tasman Sea on Thursday whilst still maintaining a ridge over southern SA.
The Watchers Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Elliston (17km)
Lowest 5 January, 2026
11.8 °CAverage January
20.2 °CHighest 7 January, 2026
40.8 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Elliston (17km)
Average Low 2021–2026
11.9 °CAverage 2021–2026
16.2 °CAverage High 2021–2026
22.5 °C