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Mon 15:44 WST
Current Warnings
 

Western Australia Forecast

  • Monday Hot in the north, warm in the west, cool in south. Thunder in east & light showers in sth clearing.

  • Tuesday Warm in west ahead of weak cool change. Light showers in far southwest. Hot & dry in north.

  • Wednesday Wind with showers in the southeast. Very hot in the north, hot in the southwest.

  • Thursday Wind with showers and storms in the southwest. Very hot in the north, hot over central parts.

  • Friday Cooler with showers across southwest. Warm to very warm in north and centre.

WA Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 15/09 Sat 16/09 Sun 17/09

30.2°C

Marble Bar
Hottest

38.6°C

Mandora

39.2°C

Onslow Ap

40.7°C

Onslow Ap

40.7°C

Onslow Ap

7.6°C

Eucla
Coldest

4.2°C

Collie East

6.6°C

Jarrahwood

3.7°C

Cunderdin Airfield

-5.1°C

Eyre

NNW 35km/h

Cape Leeuwin
Windiest

50km/h

Mount Magnet

48km/h

Troughton Island

57km/h

North Walpole
-
no rain last hr Wettest

0.6mm

Cocos Island Ap

2.4mm

Salmon Gums

3.0mm

Jerramungup

2.0mm

Jacup
Western Australia's Records for September
Max Min Rain
Highest 43.1°C at
West Roebuck in 2003
Lowest 7.8°C at
Kojonup in 1971
Highest 30.0°C at
Warmun in 2016
Lowest -4.6°C at
Eyre in 1989
Highest 244.9mm at
Cocos Island Ap in 1919

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 %
Late shower
12 23 80% 1-5mm Nil WNW 12 79 WNW 24 70
Fog then sunny
12 23 40% < 1mm Nil SW 10 80 WSW 22 56
Showers
12 21 90% 1-5mm Nil NW 16 89 NW 24 80
Showers
12 21 90% 1-5mm Nil NW 25 82 W 28 76
Mostly sunny
9 25 80% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Sunny
17 28 5% < 1mm Nil S 18 57 SW 25 54
Mostly sunny
14 35 5% < 1mm Nil N 26 31 NNW 30 8
Mostly sunny
5 26 5% < 1mm Slight NNE 24 41 N 19 24
Mostly sunny
17 37 5% < 1mm Nil ESE 12 17 SE 11 25
Sunny
14 31 5% < 1mm Nil E 25 25 NNE 7 12
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