Bureau of Meteorology Areas
The same terms used by the RDCA are also used by BOM - but do not directly coincide with the boundaries of the Regional Development defined boundaries above.
The BOM designates the forecast areas with finer detail on weather reports into points of the compass - as with the Interior area - southern interior, and western interior.
Numbers 7 to 13 are usually known as those forecast areas in the Southwest Land Division, and coastal zones for sea forecasts are dealt with in Coastal regions of Western Australia
| BOM Map number | BOM name | RDCA name | BOM overlap areas | RDCA overlap areas | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kimberley | Kimberley | South East Kimberley in BOM 'NE Interior' | close fit | |
| 02 | Pilbara | Pilbara | BOM North Interior in RDCA 'East Pilbara' | ||
| 03 | Gascoyne | Gascoyne | BOM South and East Gascoyne in RDCA 'Mid West' | ||
| 04 | Goldfields | Goldfields-Esperance | |||
| 05 | Eucla | Goldfields-Esperance | |||
| 06 | Interior | Goldfields-Esperance, Mid West, Pilbara | |||
| 07 | Central West | Mid West | |||
| 08 | Lower West | Perth, Peel | |||
| 09 | Southwest | South West | |||
| 10 | South Coastal | Great Southern | |||
| 11 | Southeast Coastal | Goldfields-Esperance | |||
| 12 | Great Southern | Great Southern | |||
| 13 | Central Wheat Belt | Wheatbelt |
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