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Current Warnings
 

Western Australia Forecast

  • Tuesday Hot-very hot in the north and Interior. The odd thundery shower in the Kimberley.

  • Wednesday Hot across the north and interior, spreading south. Isolated shower or storm for far south.

  • Thursday Late rain southwest, storms over Kimberley. Mild in the south and west, hot in the east.

  • Friday Thundery showers over the Kimberley. Hot in the north, mild in the south.

WA Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sat 05/11 Sun 06/11 Mon 07/11

32.1°C

Argyle Ap
Hottest

46.0°C

West Roebuck

45.3°C

Mandora

45.0°C

Roebourne Ap

46.0°C

West Roebuck

2.3°C

Salmon Gums
Coldest

8.6°C

Forrest

2.3°C

Wandering
 

-1.1°C

Eyre

WSW 42km/h

Bedout Island
Windiest

64km/h

Marble Bar

79km/h

Forrest

64km/h

Roebourne Ap
-
no rain last hr Wettest

15.4mm

Cocos Island Ap

119.0mm

Cocos Island Ap
 

119.0mm

Cocos Island 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 %
Sunny
11 24 30% < 1mm Nil SE 11 52 SW 30 47
Mostly sunny
12 23 50% < 1mm Nil SSW 23 54 SW 31 52
Mostly sunny
8 22 20% < 1mm Nil SSE 10 58 SW 20 52
Mostly sunny
10 18 50% < 1mm Nil NNW 6 59 S 19 63
Sunny
9 29 30% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Mostly sunny
17 25 5% < 1mm Nil SSW 28 56 SW 38 62
Sunny
12 30 5% < 1mm Nil ENE 19 39 NE 10 15
Mostly sunny
11 21 40% < 1mm Nil SE 12 54 SSE 18 55
Sunny
28 35 30% < 1mm Nil NW 26 60 WNW 32 66
Sunny
18 35 5% < 1mm Nil SE 17 23 SW 15 10
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Weather News

Psychology and cyclones: Why we don't prepare, and what we can learn from other cultures

17:41 EDT

After a weekend of wild weather and with the cyclone season upon us, it is a good time to ask �?? why do we fail to prepare for the worst? Psychologist and disaster researcher Douglas Paton came to the Top End chasing storms and the answer to that question.

NSW fire update

16:35 EDT

Almost 50 fires are bringing across New South Wales this afternoon according to the state's Rural Fire Service.

West Australian grain crop downgraded 18 per cent thanks to frost damage

13:18 EDT

Western Australia's total grain harvest has again been downgraded, with the Grains Industry Association of WA wiping 1.5 million tonnes from expected yields.