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Current Warnings
 

Western Australia Forecast

  • Monday Heavy rain & storms over central & southern parts. Hot in the north grading to mild in the south.

  • Tuesday Thundery showers over N and across the interior. Light coastal showers over the southwest.

  • Wednesday Showers & storms in the north and east. Hot in the north grading to mild in the south.

  • Thursday Showers & storms in the north and east. Windy in the southwest ahead of a cold front.

  • Friday Possible scattered storms in the N, E and S. Hot in the north grading to warm in the south.

WA Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 14/04 Sat 15/04 Sun 16/04

31.5°C

Wyndham Ap
Hottest

37.8°C

Mardie

36.0°C

Warmun

38.0°C

Wyndham Ap

40.2°C

Carnarvon Ap

12.0°C

Styles Tower
Coldest

9.8°C

Wandering

7.9°C

Rocky Gully

17.0°C

Giles

0.5°C

Jarrahwood

SSE 42km/h

Rottnest Island
Windiest

53km/h

Rowley Shoals

62km/h

Rottnest Island

53km/h

Southern Cross Ap
-
no rain last hr Wettest

37.2mm

Dampier Downs Airstrip

62.0mm

Debesa

2.0mm

Giles

0.6mm

Barimunya
Western Australia's Records for April
Max Min Rain
Highest 45.0°C at
Marble Bar in 1928
Lowest 10.0°C at
Mount Barker in 1955
Highest 32.0°C at
Pannawonica in 1981
Lowest -2.2°C at
Wandering in 1954
Highest 439.9mm at
Wyndham Port in 1959

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
13 25 5% < 1mm Nil S 20 78 SSW 23 49
Mostly sunny
15 26 40% < 1mm Nil S 25 64 SSW 33 55
Mostly sunny
11 23 5% < 1mm Nil S 14 74 S 14 49
Possible shower
14 18 40% < 1mm Nil S 10 83 S 16 70
Mostly sunny
13 25 5% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Mostly sunny
18 28 90% < 1mm Nil SSE 28 64 SSW 28 60
Possible thunderstorm
17 28 40% < 1mm Nil E 11 66 ENE 8 42
Possible thunderstorm
16 31 90% 5-10mm Nil NE 16 29 E 12 41
Mostly sunny
24 32 40% < 1mm Nil SW 3 72 WNW 17 59
Possible shower
18 28 90% 1-5mm Nil ENE 14 52 NE 16 38
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Weather News

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12:32 EST

Following a very wet March, Lord Howe Island received another good douse of rain during the first week of April 2017.

Sun-soaked Easter Sunday for much of Australia

11:17 EST

Now that the sun has risen on Easter Sunday, celebrations are in full swing, with only a few showers in the north and west dampening the mood.

Cold April morning for parts of NSW

14:00 EST

A number of locations in New South Wales had their coldest April morning in several years, including parts of Sydney.