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Current Warnings
 

Western Australia Forecast

  • Monday Showers/storms, heaviest in the south. Hot in the north and east. Cool in the south.

  • Tuesday Rain and storms ineast, heavy in southeast. Hot in the north. Warm in west. Cool in the south.

  • Wednesday Showers/storms in east contracting to the north. Hot in the north. Warm in west. Cool in the south.

  • Thursday Hot in the north with a few showers/storms. Warm in the west. Mild in the south.

  • Friday Showers/storms in north & west, mainly inland. Hot in north. Very warm in west. Mild in south.

WA Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 09/12 Sat 10/12 Sun 11/12

39.9°C

Marble Bar
Hottest

44.0°C

West Roebuck

43.7°C

Cunderdin Airfield

44.1°C

Bulga Downs

44.8°C

Marble Bar

13.5°C

Jacup
Coldest

7.5°C

Wagin

11.1°C

Albany Airport

5.4°C

Northam

2.5°C

Salmon Gums

SSW 42km/h

Carnarvon Ap
Windiest

292km/h

Bickley

79km/h

Mount Magnet

74km/h

Leonora Ap
-

4.8mm last hr

Cocos Island Ap
Wettest

47.2mm

Lansdowne

76.8mm

Broome Ap

29.6mm

Kojonup

38.4mm

Katanning
Western Australia's Records for December
Max Min Rain
Highest 49.4°C at
Roebourne in 2011
Lowest 12.2°C at
Mount Barker in 1922
Highest 35.0°C at
Marble Bar in 1902
Lowest 0.0°C at
Bridgetown in 1953
Highest 711.0mm at
Munglinup West in 2010

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
12 26 5% < 1mm Nil SSE 21 59 SSW 24 42
Mostly sunny
14 27 5% < 1mm Nil SSE 31 46 S 38 41
Increasing sunshine
10 26 5% < 1mm Nil SSE 16 53 S 18 46
Possible shower
14 19 50% < 1mm Nil SSW 19 60 SSW 23 65
Increasing sunshine
12 25 5% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Sunny
19 30 5% < 1mm Nil SSE 33 53 SSW 37 53
Thunderstorms clearing
16 22 40% 1-5mm Nil SSE 24 78 S 23 48
Possible thunderstorm
18 22 80% 5-10mm Nil S 22 75 S 26 84
Mostly sunny
28 35 20% < 1mm Nil WSW 18 61 W 28 62
Late thunder
23 39 90% 1-5mm Nil N 23 8 NW 28 15
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Weather News

Renewable energy mix played role in SA blackout, third AEMO report confirms

18:19 EDT

South Australia's renewables-heavy power mix was a factor in the statewide blackout in September, a new report by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has confirmed.

Australia's cherry season predicted to be expensive after unseasonably cold weather

18:04 EDT

Cherries from farms in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia will be the "most expensive ever grown in history", says the president of the Cherry Growers Association of Australia.

Western storms intensify

17:26 EDT

Severe thunderstorms are lashing parts of Western Australia today.