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Western Australia Forecast

  • Monday Dry most areas. Mild in west, warm in north. Cool winds in south, light showers south coast.

  • Tuesday Dry almost throughout. Warm in west, warm in north. Cold morning in south. Cool day in southeast.

  • Wednesday Dry almost throughout. Warm in west, warm in north. Cold morning then mild day in southeast.

  • Thursday Light showers in far southwest. Dry elsewhere. Mild in the south. Warm in north.

  • Friday Light showers in far southwest. Dry elsewhere. Mild in the south. Warm in north.

WA Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 26/05 Sat 27/05 Sun 28/05

33.6°C

Wyndham Ap
Hottest

37.0°C

Mandora

34.9°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap

35.0°C

Wyndham Ap

37.4°C

Mandora

11.1°C

Styles Tower
Coldest

2.6°C

Cunderdin Airfield

0.5°C

Wandering

0.0°C

Hyden

-0.2°C

Salmon Gums

ESE 35km/h

Cocos Island Ap
Windiest

55km/h

Esperance Ap

55km/h

Halls Creek Ap

53km/h

Telfer Ap
-
no rain last hr Wettest

18.0mm

Greenbushes

6.8mm

Tangadee

9.0mm

Newman Ap

9.4mm

Newman Ap
Western Australia's Records for May
Max Min Rain
Highest 40.6°C at
Bidyadanga in 1990
Lowest 7.8°C at
Mount Barker in 1908
Highest 29.2°C at
Cockatoo Island in 1967
Lowest -5.6°C at
Wandering in 1964
Highest 286.5mm at
Cape Leveque in 1949

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 %
Increasing sunshine
6 21 5% < 1mm Nil E 14 75 E 14 43
Sunny
11 27 5% < 1mm Nil E 20 55 SSE 17 35
Increasing sunshine
5 20 5% < 1mm Slight E 6 78 ESE 6 48
Mostly cloudy
10 18 30% < 1mm Nil NNW 9 82 ENE 5 63
Increasing sunshine
4 20 5% < 1mm Slight - - - -
Sunny
14 30 5% < 1mm Nil E 22 48 SSE 17 43
Mostly sunny
5 19 20% < 1mm Slight ENE 8 73 ESE 6 39
Possible shower
9 19 60% < 1mm Nil WNW 13 68 SW 17 63
Mostly sunny
17 33 5% < 1mm Nil ESE 14 43 E 13 23
Mostly sunny
12 24 30% < 1mm Nil E 22 45 E 13 31
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