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Perth Forecast

Today 29°C
Tonight 17°C
mostly_sunny

Now

24.4°C falling
Updated at 12:00 WST

Perth for Thursday Humid and mostly sunny. Winds SW 25 to 40 km/h turning S/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Possible rainfall: 0 mm Chance of any rain: 0% Perth Hills: High Sun protection 8:00am to 4:40pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme].

Currently at Perth

24-hour graph
Temperature 24.4°C falling
Dew Point 15.1°C rising
Feels Like 24.4°C
Relative Humidity 56%
Wind icon
SW 22km/h rising
Wind Gusts 26km/h
Pressure 1009.4hPa steady
Fire Danger 6.8
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Thu

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Sunrise sunrise
05:08 WST
Sunset sunset
19:23 WST

Nearby Now

Swanbourne 22.5°C
Perth Airport 25.4°C
Jandakot Ap 24.3°C

Next 12 hours in Perth

48-hour forecast

3pm

Clear
28°C

6pm

Clear
26°C

9pm

Clear
23°C

12am

Clear
21°C

Perth Weather Warnings

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WA - Thu 10:15 WST
Strong Wind Warning for all Coasts except Pilbara, Lancelin, Leeuwin and Eucla Coasts.

National Forecast

Perth 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Thu
Dec 22
Fri
Dec 23
Sat
Dec 24
Sun
Dec 25
Mon
Dec 26
Tue
Dec 27
Wed
Dec 28

Mostly sunny

Sunny

Sunny

Sunny

Sunny

Increasing sunshine

Sunny
Maximum 29°C 33°C 33°C 33°C 29°C 24°C 27°C
Minimum 18°C 17°C 20°C 17°C 15°C 14°C 11°C
Chance of Rain 5% 5% 20% 5% 20% 10% 5%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Pollen Index Moderate Very High Very High Very High High Moderate Moderate
Frost Risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
  9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
Wind Speed 27
km/h
32
km/h
16
km/h
29
km/h
16
km/h
36
km/h
29
km/h
26
km/h
15
km/h
30
km/h
27
km/h
36
km/h
23
km/h
24
km/h
Wind Direction SSW 27km/h
SSW
SW 32km/h
SW
SE 16km/h
SE
SSW 29km/h
SSW
S 16km/h
S
SW 36km/h
SW
SSE 29km/h
SSE
S 26km/h
S
E 15km/h
E
WSW 30km/h
WSW
SSW 27km/h
SSW
SW 36km/h
SW
SE 23km/h
SE
S 24km/h
S
Relative Humidity 71% 47% 45% 37% 46% 41% 47% 32% 45% 40% 56% 46% 52% 35%
Dew Point 17°C 16°C 13°C 15°C 16°C 17°C 12°C 14°C 11°C 13°C 11°C 11°C 9°C 10°C

Perth Sun & Moon Times

Thursday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon set moon rise New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
first light
04:40 WST
sunrise
05:08 WST
sunset
19:23 WST
last light
19:51 WST
moon
set
Thu 13:12 WST
rise
Fri 01:16 WST
moon
Thu
Dec 29
moon
Fri
Jan 6
moon
Thu
Jan 12
moon
Fri
Jan 20

Perth Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Thu
Dec 22
20.0°C - 0.0mm
Wed
Dec 21
20.3°C 42.4°C 0.0mm
Tue
Dec 20
16.0°C 34.3°C 0.0mm
Mon
Dec 19
14.5°C 27.3°C 0.0mm
Sun
Dec 18
15.5°C 24.2°C 0.0mm

Perth Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Dec
730.6mm
108.7 Day(s)
Total For 2016
715.2mm
116 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2015
617.8mm
91 Day(s)
Wettest Day
36.4mm
May 21
Lowest Temperature
0.6°C
Jul 13
Highest Temperature
42.5°C
Feb 8

Perth Almanac

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December Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
12.8°C
5th
Lowest On Record
7.9°C
7th 2007
Average This Month
15.8°C
-0.5°C
Long-term Average
16.3°C
December Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
42.4°C
21st
Highest On Record
44.2°C
26th 2007
Average This Month
28.9°C
-0.2°C
Long-term Average
29.1°C
December Rainfall
Wettest This Month
7.8mm
12th
Total This Month
9.6mm
2 Day(s)
Long-term Average
9.9mm
3.6 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
75.8mm
2011
Driest On Record
0.0mm
1994

Now Temperature

At Brisbane

13:50 EST

Today

29°C

Tonight

21°C

Possible shower

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13:06 EDT

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