Fortescue Island Weather Forecast
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Partly cloudy
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Sunny
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Sunny
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Sunny
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Sunny
Today 20 Oct Pilbara
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the south in the afternoon and early evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the southwest in the afternoon and early evening. Winds west to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h tending south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the evening.
Pilbara West Coastal Waters
Cape Preston to North West Cape- Wind
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots about offshore western waters in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres about offshore western waters.
- 1st Swell
- West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres about offshore western waters.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Weather Situation
- Southwest to northwest winds extend across much of the coastal waters due to a broad area of low pressure inland. A ridge to the southwest brings a southerly change to west Pilbara waters, freshening from Friday as the ridge strengthens.
Fortescue Island Temperature Statistics View More
October Temperature
Mardie (31 km)
Lowest 3 October, 2026
15.2 °CAverage October
24.4 °CHighest 7 October, 2026
36.1 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Mardie (31 km)
Average Low 2021–2026
20.1 °CAverage 2021–2026
26.3 °CAverage High 2021–2026
34 °C