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Current Warnings
 

Western Australia Forecast

  • Friday Rain, wind and storms increasing in the northwest. Cloud and storms inland. Dry in the west and south.

  • Saturday Rain and winds increasing in the northwest. Hot throughout, thunderstorms in the southwest.

  • Sunday Rain/storms for central/eastern parts. Dry SW. Hot in the W, mild in the SE with thick cloud.

  • Monday Rain and storms in the N and NW, dry in the S. Very hot in the W, milder in S and E.

  • Tuesday Showers and storms over the Pilbara and Kimberley. Dry and very hot elsewhere.

WA Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Tue 26/12 Wed 27/12 Thu 28/12

38.7°C

Paraburdoo Ap
Hottest

45.0°C

Eyre

44.0°C

Nyang

43.0°C

Onslow Ap

46.7°C

Onslow Ap

16.8°C

Jacup
Coldest

7.0°C

Jarrahwood

7.4°C

Jarrahwood

5.0°C

Jarrahwood

2.5°C

Jarrahwood

SSE 53km/h

North Island
Windiest

83km/h

Forrest

138km/h

Broome Ntc

87km/h

Coondewanna
-
no rain last hr Wettest

291.5mm

Cygnet Bay

201.0mm

Kilto

178.0mm

Bidyadanga

178.0mm

Bidyadanga
Western Australia's Records for December
Max Min Rain
Highest 49.4°C at
Roebourne in 2011
Lowest 12.2°C at
Mount Barker in 1922
Highest 35.0°C at
Marble Bar in 1902
Lowest 0.0°C at
Bridgetown in 1953
Highest 711.0mm at
Munglinup West in 2010

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 %
Sunny
18 34 5% < 1mm Nil E 22 39 SSW 25 31
Mostly sunny
20 36 10% < 1mm Nil E 30 36 SSW 34 37
Sunny
13 31 5% < 1mm Nil ESE 10 49 WSW 20 40
Mostly sunny
14 23 10% < 1mm Nil ENE 9 60 S 21 52
Sunny
15 36 5% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Sunny
24 39 10% < 1mm Nil ENE 22 46 WNW 28 55
Sunny
16 32 5% < 1mm Nil E 17 41 E 14 16
Mostly sunny
15 25 20% < 1mm Nil SSE 12 61 SE 15 59
Thunderstorms
28 32 50% 1-5mm Nil NNW 19 73 NNW 22 72
Possible thunderstorm
23 34 70% 5-10mm Nil E 28 53 NE 18 41
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