Severe Tropical Cyclone Mitchell reached Category 3 intensity around 7pm Saturday AWST. Overnight, the system tracked south-west parallel to the Pilbara coast, and is now located offshore from Dampier. Offshore islands have seen the strongest winds so far, with some coastal locations also recording damaging gusts. Some of the strongest wind gusts up to 4am Sunday AWST include: • 169 km/h at Legendre Island, WA • 117 km/h at Varanus Island, WA • 100 km/h at Karratha, WA • 94 km/h at Barrow Island

When a tropical cyclone is forecast to impact coastal communities within the next 48 hours, the Bureau of Meteorology issues a tropical cyclone forecast track map. The track map shows important information about the cyclone's forecast movements, intensity, and its potential areas of impact, to help you prepare. Watch the video below to learn more. For the latest tropical cyclone warnings and the Tropical cyclone 7 day forecast go to http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/ | Bureau of Meteorology

The Bureau's Tropical cyclone 7 day forecast provides detailed information to help emergency services and the Australian community prepare for the impacts of tropical cyclones. Available on the Bureau website, the easy-to-follow forecast shows the likely location of any tropical cyclones, or significant tropical lows that may form into a tropical cyclone. Other key features of the forecast include: • visual display showing the probability of a tropical cyclone developing for the next 7 days • fo

🌀 Intense Tropical Cyclone Dudzai As of Mon, 12 Jan 2026 (06:00 UTC), Tropical Cyclone Dudzai is rapidly intensifying over the southwestern Indian Ocean. 📍 Location ~1200 km SSE of Diego Garcia, ~1550 km ENE of Rodrigues Island 💨 Intensity & motion • Winds ~185 km/h, gusts to 230 km/h • Moving very slowly SSE (