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Western Australia Forecast

  • Monday Showers/storms in Kimberley & western inland. Hot from north to southern central, cooler in west.

  • Tuesday A few showers and storms in the north. A band of rain and gusty winds crossing the south.

  • Wednesday Isolated storms in the north, dry in the south. Hot in the Kimberley and Pilbara.

  • Thursday Isolated showers and storms in the north. Hot to very hot in the Kimberley and Pilbara.

WA Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 17/02 Sat 18/02 Sun 19/02

29.4°C

Karratha Ap
Hottest

39.4°C

Giles

41.6°C

Geraldton Ap

41.0°C

Mandora

48.7°C

Yeelirrie

10.5°C

Eucla
Coldest

6.5°C

Salmon Gums

10.1°C

Eyre
 

5.0°C

Jarrahwood

S 40km/h

Rottnest Island
Windiest

87km/h

Paraburdoo Ap

70km/h

Carnarvon Ap

66km/h

Carnarvon Ap
-
no rain last hr Wettest

32.0mm

Halls Creek Ap

51.0mm

Kachana
 

210.6mm

Karratha Ap
Western Australia's Records for February
Max Min Rain
Highest 50.5°C at
Mardie in 1998
Lowest 13.3°C at
Mount Barker in 1914
Highest 35.0°C at
Exmouth Town in 1968
Lowest -1.0°C at
Salmon Gums in 1950
Highest 416.0mm at
Cocos Island Ap in 2013

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
18 25 60% < 1mm Nil SSW 20 66 SW 26 50
Possible thunderstorm
21 27 40% < 1mm Nil S 24 73 SSW 32 60
Mostly sunny
15 25 90% 1-5mm Nil S 13 64 WSW 23 50
Possible shower
16 19 90% 1-5mm Nil SW 20 73 WSW 19 62
Possible thunderstorm
18 30 60% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Mostly sunny
26 33 5% < 1mm Nil S 20 65 SSW 30 61
Possible thunderstorm
19 37 80% 5-10mm Nil N 20 34 NNW 15 23
Sunny
13 29 5% < 1mm Nil NE 14 51 ESE 19 47
Mostly sunny
27 32 30% < 1mm Nil WNW 16 79 WNW 18 71
Sunny
17 34 5% < 1mm Nil ENE 24 23 E 9 12
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12:10 EDT

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