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Current Warnings
 

Western Australia Forecast

  • Tuesday Thundery showers in central and eastern parts. Gusty on the southern coast. Hot throughout.

  • Wednesday Showers and storms in the north and east. Cooler and drier in the south and west.

  • Thursday Hot in north and interior with showers/storms. Cool to mild in south with a few coastal showers.

  • Friday Very hot throughout, mild in the far south. Storms likely in the north and central parts.

  • Saturday Hot with storms for southern inland and Kimberley. Mostly sunny and warm in the west and south.

WA Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sat 21/11 Sun 22/11 Mon 23/11

41.6°C

Roebourne Ap
Hottest

44.3°C

Marble Bar

45.4°C

Mardie

46.0°C

Marble Bar

46.8°C

Roebourne Ap

18.0°C

Jacup
Coldest

4.1°C

Eyre

7.0°C

Pemberton

10.8°C

Badgingarra

2.9°C

Eyre

SSW 50km/h

Rottnest Island
Windiest

79km/h

Curtin Ap

68km/h

Onslow Ap

90km/h

Newdegate
-

3.2mm last hr

Rocky Gully
Wettest

5.2mm

Argyle Ap

16.0mm

Mount Florance

9.0mm

Nyang

9.0mm

Curtin Ap
Western Australia's Records for November
Max Min Rain
Highest 48.0°C at
Goldsworthy in 1973
Lowest 7.7°C at
Mount Barker in 1992
Highest 33.9°C at
Marble Bar in 1951
Lowest -2.0°C at
Eyre in 1999
Highest 202.4mm at
Cocos Island Ap in 1989

Western Australia Weather Forecasts

Station
(ungroup by district)
Forecast Min Max Chance of rain Rain amount Frost risk 9am 3pm
Wind RH Wind RH
°C °C km/h % km/h %
Increasing sunshine
17 27 5% < 1mm Nil S 21 64 SSW 33 41
Increasing sunshine
17 27 5% < 1mm Nil S 29 60 SSW 40 46
Increasing sunshine
15 25 5% < 1mm Nil SSE 24 65 S 28 42
Possible shower
16 18 60% < 1mm Nil S 25 77 SSW 25 64
Mostly sunny
15 30 5% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Possible thunderstorm
22 30 5% < 1mm Nil S 31 62 SSW 37 52
Possible thunderstorm
23 31 90% 1-5mm Nil S 11 43 W 15 32
Possible thunderstorm
15 38 30% < 1mm Nil NNE 20 25 ENE 11 18
Mostly sunny
28 34 50% < 1mm Nil SW 13 65 NW 24 56
Mostly sunny
23 40 10% < 1mm Nil NE 32 8 NNW 20 5
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Weather News

Dangerous storms tear through SE QLD

15:59 EDT

Several thunderstorm supercells tore through southeastern parts of Queensland yesterday afternoon.

Damaging storms and hail batter crops and farm infrastructure in Southern Queensland

15:32 EDT

The Bureau of Meteorology's radar showed red and black, the highest rain rate possible, in parts of southern Queensland yesterday, as a narrow line of intense storms moved towards the coast, but it wasn't clear until today what damage the system had caused.

Weather bureau to consider research showing female-named storms seen as less threatening

14:04 EDT

Weather authorities in Australia are considering further investigation of how they name cyclones, after US research showed people take the threat of female hurricane names less seriously than male-sounding names.