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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 12:43 PM WST on Saturday 21 December 2024
Valid for Saturday 21 December 2024 to Tuesday 24 December 2024
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Gascoyne and Central West
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara, North Interior, Lower West, South West, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Safety Advice::
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the low to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high twenties to low thirties across northern and western WA.
Large areas of extreme to severe heatwave conditions over northern and northwestern parts of WA. The heatwave is expected to peak this weekend before conditions ease in the south early to mid next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Perth Metropolitan Area, Broome, Derby, Exmouth, Karratha, Merredin, Northam, Paraburdoo, Port Hedland and Wyndham.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 22 December 2024
Forecast
Perth Airport (31.9324°S, 115.9551°E, 8m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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TODAY21° 43° Chance of rain: 5% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 4:39am WST 5:08am WST 7:22pm WST 7:50pm WST NOW36.8° Feels Like: 32.9° Relative Humidity: 20% Dew: 10.2° Wind: E 20km/h Gust: 33km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1011.9hPa -
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Perth AirportNow36.3°cFeels Like:34.2°Wind:E 15km/hGusts:20km/hHumidity:24%21°Min43°MaxToday in Perth AirportSunny. Winds E 25 to 40 km/h, easing inland and turning S/SW 25 to 35 km/h near the coast in the early afternoon, then tending E/SE 15 to 25 km/h throughout in the late evening.Tomorrow27°Min44°MaxSunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the NE in the afternoon and evening. Winds E/NE 25 to 35 km/h tending NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending S/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Gusts up to 70 km/h about the hills and foothills in the morning. -
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Today: Sunny. Winds E 25 to 40 km/h, easing inland and turning S/SW 25 to 35 km/h near the coast in the early afternoon, then tending E/SE 15 to 25 km/h throughout in the late evening.
Forecast for Perth Airport (31.9324°S, 115.9551°E, 8m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary Minimum 21° 27° 20° 16° 12° 11° 14° Maximum 43° 44° 34° 25° 25° 27° 33° Chance of rain 5% 10% 5% 10% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High High - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 28
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(km/h)Wind direction E SSE NE WSW SSW SW SW SW SSW SW SSE SW ESE SW Relative humidity 35% 19% 11% 15% 47% 34% 48% 43% 40% 34% 42% 37% 40% 23% Dew point 11°C 14°C 2°C 10°C 15°C 15°C 10°C 11°C 6°C 8°C 7°C 11°C 9°C 9°C -
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12 Month Rainfall Forecast
Perth Airport Rain Forecast
Perth Airport 12-month Rainfall ForecastDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov20242025989766535863105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Dec 10
ENSO status: La Niña Watch. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Negative. Trending positive. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña Watch. The current technical definition of a La Niña is only a small chance to be met, although ocean and atmospheric conditions do resemble a La Niña pattern. Trade winds are still stronger than average along the western equatorial Pacific, and Relative-Nino Index (factors in equatorial ocean temperatures elsewhere around the world, compensating for the background warming signal) is below the threshold. A La Niña typically leads to cooler temperatures northern Australia during summer, while producing higher temperatures for western/southwestern WA, Vic and western Tas. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase. Recent conditions have been like a negative IOD, but it is too late in the year for this climate driver to develop. Once the monsoon establishes over northern Australia, the IOD has no impact on Australia’s weather. The Southern AnnularMode (SAM) is in a brief negative phase, having switched a positive phase in November. Forecasts predict it will become neural in mid-late December and become positive in January and February. A positive SAM decreases the frequency of cold fronts, with more regular high pressure systems and easterly winds. During summer, this increases rainfall over eastern Australia, and reduces rainfall over southeastern SA, western Vic and western Tas. Rainfall outlooks are showing above average rainfall over large parts of the country during summer, with closer to average conditions for the southwest corner of WA, southern SA and Vic, and central parts of Tas.
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Past 5 Days
Perth Airport Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Wednesday
Dec 1815.6 °C 31.9 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Dec 1915.9 °C 33.2 °C 0.0 mmFriday
Dec 2015.2 °C 36.4 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
Dec 2120.3 °C 40.8 °C 0.0 mmSunday
Dec 2220.4 °C 37.1 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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Perth Airport minimum temp history (31.9324°S, 115.9551°E, 8m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 41.9° 11/12/2024 Coldest this month 10.2° 05/12/2024 Hottest on record 44.5 26/12/2007 Coldest on record 4.8 02/12/2002 Hottest this year 44.6° 01/02/2024 Coldest this year 2.4° 24/06/2024 Long term average 29.3° Long term average 15.1° Average this month 32.5° Average this month 17.0° Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 32.4° 1999 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 12.1° 1944 Perth Airport rainfall history (31.9324°S, 115.9551°E, 8m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 2.4mm 02/12/2024 Total This Month 2.4mm
1.0 daysLong Term Average 10.7mm 3.8 days Wettest December on record 67.4mm 2011 Driest on record 0.0mm 2023 -
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Perth Airport Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Dec 755.0mm 111.3 day(s) Total For 2024 615.0mm 99.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 554.4mm 87.0 day(s) Wettest Day 38.4mm Jun 2 Lowest Temperature 2.4°C Jun24 Highest Temperature 44.6°C Feb 1 -
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Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 31.9 32.0 29.8 25.7 21.9 19.0 18.0 18.6 20.3 22.9 26.1 29.3 24.6 Mean Min (°C) 17.1 17.6 16.0 13.0 10.4 9.0 8.1 8.1 8.9 10.4 12.8 15.1 12.2 Mean Rain (mm) 10.4 14.6 16.4 39.4 96.4 153.7 154.7 118.0 72.1 42.8 25.8 10.7 757.1 Mean Rain Days 2.4 2.8 4.0 7.4 12.1 16.2 17.8 15.9 13.2 9.3 6.4 3.8 111.6