Friday: Frigid Start with Increasing Clouds
Geraldton and Greenstone face frigid temperatures today, warming slightly by Sunday. Expect flurries and wind chills as low as -27°C. Your full weekend forecast here
Good morning, Geraldton and Greenstone! If you’re heading outside early today, make sure you’re bundled up—it’s a bone-chilling morning. As of 7:00 AM at Geraldton Airport, the temperature is sitting at -20.5°C, with a light west-northwest wind at 4 km/h making it feel like -24°C.
The humidity is at 80%, and pressure is at 100.9 kPa. Visibility is decent at 16 km, though clouds are rolling in.
The forecast calls for mainly cloudy skies with a 40% chance of flurries early this morning. Winds will pick up, shifting northwest at 20 km/h and gusting to 40 km/h. The high today will reach -8°C, but with the wind chill, it’ll feel like a biting -27°C this morning and -15°C in the afternoon.
The UV index is low at 2, so the sun won’t be much help in warming things up.
Friday Night: Clear but Frigid
Skies will clear late this evening, but that won’t do much for the temperatures. Winds from the northwest at 20 km/h, gusting to 40 km/h, will become lighter early in the evening. The overnight low will plummet to -19°C, with a wind chill making it feel like -25°C. If you’re out late, you’ll want extra layers—this is frostbite weather.
Saturday: Some Sunshine and Slightly Milder Temperatures
Saturday will start sunny, but clouds will increase in the afternoon with a 40% chance of flurries. The wind will remain light at up to 15 km/h. While the high will reach -3°C, the morning wind chill will be a brutal -26°C before improving to -8°C in the afternoon.
Saturday night brings partly cloudy skies and a 30% chance of flurries, with a low of -15°C.
Sunday & Monday: A Temperature Rollercoaster
Sunday will be cloudy with a 60% chance of flurries and a surprising high of +2°C—practically tropical compared to today! The night will remain cloudy with a 30% chance of flurries and a low of -7°C.
Monday cools back down with a high of -5°C and a 30% chance of flurries. The night will be even colder, dropping to -18°C with lingering cloud cover.
Dressing for the Deep Freeze
Today and tomorrow, full winter gear is non-negotiable. A heavy coat, insulated gloves, a toque, and a scarf to cover exposed skin are all necessary, especially in the morning when the wind chill will be dangerously low. Sunday’s milder temperatures will feel like a relief, but don’t get too comfortable—winter still has a grip on the region.
Did You Know?
On this day in Geraldton’s weather history, the warmest temperature recorded was 8.3°C in 2000, while the coldest was an astonishing -39.4°C in 1967. So while today feels brutally cold, it’s far from the worst this region has seen!
Stay warm and stay safe, Greenstone! Warmer days are coming—slowly but surely.
