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Current Warnings
 

Western Australia Forecast

  • Thursday Showers and possible storm in Pilbara. Mostly dry elsewhere.

  • Friday Hot to very hot in the north, warm further south. Thundery showers from Pilbara to SE coastal.

  • Saturday Cooler with a few showers in the south. Hot in the north and centre.

  • Sunday Areas of rain over Pilbara, showers N Interior. Hot in the north, cool in south.

  • Monday Thundery showers over the Kimberley and Gascoyne. Mostly sunny and dry elsewhere.

WA Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Mon 24/10 Tue 25/10 Wed 26/10

41.3°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap
Hottest

39.3°C

Marble Bar

39.9°C

Telfer Ap

41.1°C

Marble Bar

42.8°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap

17.0°C

Witchcliffe
Coldest

1.5°C

Wagin

-0.2°C

Eyre

1.7°C

Wandering

-2.6°C

Newdegate

S 38km/h

North Island
Windiest

62km/h

Warburton

68km/h

Warburton

50km/h

Roebourne Ap
-
no rain last hr Wettest

21.6mm

Kimbolton Range Station

5.0mm

Northcliffe

35.0mm

Christmas Island Ap

35.0mm

Christmas Island Ap
Western Australia's Records for October
Max Min Rain
Highest 46.9°C at
Port Hedland Ap in 2002
Lowest 7.8°C at
Mount Barker in 1928
Highest 32.7°C at
Old Halls Creek in 1900
Lowest -5.0°C at
Eyre in 2013
Highest 322.6mm at
Cocos Island Ap in 1910

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 %
Sunny
9 23 90% 1-5mm Nil SSW 10 60 WSW 25 48
Sunny
10 23 20% < 1mm Nil S 22 48 SW 31 47
Late shower
9 20 90% 1-5mm Nil Calm 71 WNW 16 65
Showers easing
11 20 70% < 1mm Nil NNW 12 63 WSW 20 55
Sunny
7 28 90% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Mostly cloudy
17 26 5% 1-5mm Nil SSW 20 50 SW 26 66
Mostly sunny
14 34 20% < 1mm Nil E 13 29 NW 13 14
Sunny
11 32 10% < 1mm Nil NNE 21 28 E 22 27
Sunny
26 35 5% < 1mm Nil W 17 49 WNW 30 52
Mostly cloudy
21 31 20% < 1mm Nil E 24 29 E 18 19
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