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Western Australian Weather

Current Warnings
 

Western Australia Forecast

  • Monday Showers/storms over interior, contracting east. Milder with odd shower west and south coast.

  • Tuesday Gusty winds and patchy rain developing over SW. Storms in the north. Mostly dry elsewhere.

  • Wednesday Much cooler with gusty showers over south. Showers/storms Kimberley. Mostly dry remainder.

  • Thursday Showers and storms in the north, dry elsewhere. Hot to very hot in the north, mild in the south.

  • Friday Showers and storms in the north and west. Locally heavy over the Kimberley. Hot inland.

WA Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 10/03 Sat 11/03 Sun 12/03

29.2°C

Rowley Shoals
Hottest

40.3°C

Paynes Find

40.2°C

Murchison

39.0°C

Morawa Ap

44.6°C

Mandora

11.8°C

Eyre
Coldest

7.5°C

Salmon Gums

4.4°C

Salmon Gums
 

4.4°C

Salmon Gums

WNW 38km/h

Ocean Reef
Windiest

75km/h

Gooseberry Hill

81km/h

Gooseberry Hill

79km/h

Ocean Reef
-
no rain last hr Wettest

77.0mm

Christmas Creek Tbrg

45.0mm

Derby Ap
 

147.6mm

Bedford Downs
Western Australia's Records for March
Max Min Rain
Highest 47.8°C at
Roebourne in 1998
Lowest 10.7°C at
Manjimup in 2005
Highest 34.0°C at
Mardie in 1973
Lowest -0.9°C at
Bridgetown in 1946
Highest 438.0mm at
Truscott in 2005

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 %
Possible shower
19 24 80% 1-5mm Nil WNW 27 87 WNW 25 73
Possible shower
20 27 50% < 1mm Nil W 22 74 WSW 27 68
Possible shower
18 25 90% 1-5mm Nil W 25 80 WNW 26 62
Possible shower
18 25 80% 1-5mm Nil NNW 22 79 W 30 66
Possible shower
18 25 80% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Mostly sunny
22 28 40% < 1mm Nil SW 20 67 SW 28 65
Possible thunderstorm
21 33 40% < 1mm Nil N 21 50 NW 24 33
Increasing sunshine
14 28 20% < 1mm Nil ENE 17 57 E 20 51
Possible thunderstorm
26 33 90% 1-5mm Nil SW 13 76 WSW 20 71
Sunny
19 36 5% < 1mm Nil E 21 21 WSW 7 18
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