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Wed 10:00 WST
Current Warnings
 

Western Australia Forecast

  • Wednesday Cool in the south, but becoming sunnier. Warm and dry in the north and inteiror.

  • Thursday Cloud clearing from the southern coasts. Warm and dry elsewhere.

  • Friday Coudy across the SW. Mild to warm across the interior. Easterly winds.

  • Saturday Warm and generally clear in the south. Hot and mostly sunny in the north.

  • Sunday Showers developing in the southeast. Hot in the north, generally clear skies elsewhere.

WA Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sun 17/04 Mon 18/04 Tue 19/04

39.5°C

Port Hedland Ap
Hottest

42.0°C

West Roebuck

42.2°C

Roebourne Ap

42.0°C

Roebourne Ap

43.2°C

Onslow Ap

15.5°C

Styles Tower
Coldest

10.4°C

Newdegate

10.5°C

Shannon

8.2°C

Jarrahwood

3.0°C

Eyre

S 35km/h

Forrest
Windiest

55km/h

Esperance

68km/h

Ocean Reef

92km/h

Laverton Ap
-

0.6mm last hr

Cocos Island Ap
Wettest

17.4mm

Christmas Island Ap

38.4mm

Karragullen North

19.0mm

Christmas Island Ap

19.0mm

Christmas Island Ap
Western Australia's Records for April
Max Min Rain
Highest 45.0°C at
Marble Bar in 1928
Lowest 10.0°C at
Mount Barker in 1955
Highest 32.0°C at
Pannawonica in 1981
Lowest -2.2°C at
Wandering in 1954
Highest 439.9mm at
Wyndham Port in 1959

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 %
Mostly sunny
14 24 5% < 1mm Nil SE 17 80 S 18 52
Sunny
16 27 5% < 1mm Nil SE 20 72 SSE 30 50
Mostly sunny
12 23 5% < 1mm Nil SE 4 79 SSE 10 57
Possible shower
15 21 40% < 1mm Nil WSW 12 81 WSW 17 70
Mostly sunny
13 23 5% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Sunny
19 29 5% < 1mm Nil SE 27 61 S 32 48
Mostly sunny
14 23 5% < 1mm Nil SSE 16 73 SSE 16 38
Possible shower
15 23 70% < 1mm Nil SW 22 78 SSW 27 77
Possible thunderstorm
26 35 40% < 1mm Nil WSW 16 62 WSW 23 55
Mostly sunny
18 31 5% < 1mm Nil SE 18 40 S 15 23
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