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Western Australian Weather

Current Warnings
 

Western Australia Forecast

  • Monday Storms in the north, partly cloudy in the south. Hot in the north, warm in the south.

  • Tuesday Showers & storms in the north & west, dry south. Very hot in the north, mild in the south.

  • Wednesday Showers and storms across the north. Cooler S'ly winds in the south. Coastal showers.

  • Thursday Storms in the north, mostly clear elsewhere. Hot in the north, grading warm elsewhere.

WA Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 24/03 Sat 25/03 Sun 26/03

29.4°C

Legendre Island
Hottest

39.3°C

Warburton

40.8°C

Warburton

40.0°C

Warburton

44.6°C

Mandora

5.8°C

Dwellingup
Coldest

9.0°C

York

11.2°C

Manjimup
 

2.3°C

Bridgetown

SE 35km/h

North Island
Windiest

79km/h

Halls Creek Ap

107km/h

Cape Leeuwin

85km/h

Cape Leeuwin
-
no rain last hr Wettest

94.0mm

Kookynie

23.0mm

Udialla
 

193.0mm

Yeeda
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 %
Mostly sunny
10 22 5% < 1mm Nil ESE 13 61 SSW 18 41
Mostly sunny
13 28 5% < 1mm Nil SE 27 50 S 29 33
Mostly cloudy
11 22 40% < 1mm Nil NNW 3 60 W 12 53
Possible shower
14 20 60% < 1mm Nil WNW 16 70 W 24 58
Mostly sunny
8 24 5% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Sunny
20 31 90% 1-5mm Nil SSE 35 42 S 30 47
Sunny
10 22 5% < 1mm Nil SE 9 62 SE 6 39
Mostly sunny
16 23 5% < 1mm Nil SW 23 51 SSW 16 56
Possible thunderstorm
25 32 90% 1-5mm Nil N 11 76 WNW 14 70
Windy
24 36 10% < 1mm Nil SSE 31 41 SSE 33 27
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Weather News

Tropical Cyclone Debbie: Queenslanders preparing for worst cyclone since Yasi

10:05 EDT

As Tropical Cyclone Debbie strengthens off the coast near Townsville in north Queensland, residents are being warned to prepare for the worst storm to hit the state since Cyclone Yasi in 2011.

BOM warning as Cyclone Debbie intensifies; Queensland emergency services prepare for worst

09:45 EDT

Thousands of north Queenslanders are being evacuated as Cyclone Debbie bears down on the coast, bringing winds of up to 300 kilometres per hour and possibly a four-metre storm surge.

Cyclone Debbie forces evacuations in north Queensland communities ahead of tidal surge

01:50 EDT

Evacuations have been ordered in coastal towns and communities in the Whitsundays and Burdekin regions in north Queensland as Tropical Cyclone Debbie bears down, with authorities warning of damaging tidal surges.