Western Australian Weather
Western Australia Forecast
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Thursday Very hot in the northeast, grading mild south. Showers in the far south. Mainly dry elsewhere.
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Friday Warm-to-hot and most sunny. Light showers in the southwest.
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Saturday Showers in the southwest, dry elsewhere. Very hot in the N and central, cooler in the SW.
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Sunday Cool in the southwest with frontal showers. Warm to hot elsewhere with thunderstorms east.
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Monday Showers and storms over southern inland/coast. Hot, sunny and dry throughout the north.
WA Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Mon 16/04 | Tue 17/04 | Wed 18/04 | |||
32.4°C Argyle Ap |
Hottest |
40.0°C Pardoo |
41.5°C Pardoo |
40.0°C Roebourne Ap |
43.7°C Roebourne Ap |
10.8°C Salmon Gums |
Coldest |
5.8°C Ongerup |
8.2°C Windy Harbour |
5.8°C Ongerup |
2.6°C Jarrahwood |
W 24km/h Cape Leeuwin |
Windiest |
53km/h Gooseberry Hill |
51km/h Munglinup West |
50km/h Jacup |
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no rain last hr | Wettest |
3.4mm Karri Valley |
11.4mm Swanbourne |
7.2mm Albany |
30.0mm Christmas Island Ap |
Western Australia's Records for April | |||
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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
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Station (ungroup by district) |
Forecast | Min | Max | Chance of rain | Rain amount | Frost risk | 9am | 3pm | |||
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Wind | RH | Wind | RH | ||||||||
°C | °C | km/h | % | km/h | % | ||||||
Possible thunderstorm |
16 | 22 | 80% | 5-10mm | Nil | NNW 25 | 81 | WNW 34 | 73 | ||
Possible shower |
15 | 27 | 50% | < 1mm | Nil | NW 18 | 71 | W 33 | 64 | ||
Possible thunderstorm |
15 | 22 | 80% | 1-5mm | Nil | NNW 26 | 82 | NW 36 | 67 | ||
Possible thunderstorm |
16 | 22 | 60% | 1-5mm | Nil | NNW 24 | 84 | NW 30 | 67 | ||
Possible thunderstorm |
12 | 24 | 80% | 1-5mm | Nil | - | - | - | - | ||
Mostly sunny |
20 | 28 | 5% | < 1mm | Nil | SSW 15 | 70 | SW 23 | 69 | ||
Possible thunderstorm |
18 | 32 | 60% | 1-5mm | Nil | NNE 22 | 42 | NNW 25 | 28 | ||
Possible thunderstorm |
16 | 30 | 50% | 1-5mm | Nil | NE 19 | 47 | - | - | ||
Sunny |
25 | 36 | 5% | < 1mm | Nil | SW 9 | 61 | W 15 | 49 | ||
Mostly sunny |
20 | 35 | 5% | < 1mm | Nil | ENE 25 | 15 | NE 19 | 10 |

Weather News
Potential rain and storms for east coast next week
14:23 EST
Heavy rain and thunderstorms may affect parts of Australia's east coast next week.
Storms strike NSW
13:12 EST
Thunderstorms have developed over central and northern NSW and are likely to affect parts of Sydney this afternoon.
Drought in eastern Victoria forcing farmers to sell off half their herds as dams run dry
06:31 EST
It is so dry in eastern Victoria that farmer Chris Nixon is considering selling an entire herd of cattle.
