Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 12:28 PM WST on Sunday 23 March 2025
Valid for Sunday 23 March 2025 to Wednesday 26 March 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne, Lower West, South West and Great Southern
Safety Advice::
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 mid thirties to low forties over southwestern parts of WA increasing to the mid forties over the Gascoyne. Overnight minimum temperatures ranging from the mid teens to the low to mid twenties over southwestern increasing to the mid to high twenties over the Gascoyne.
The heat will continue and extend to much of the remaining western parts of WA over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include eastern parts of the Perth Metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Collie, Dwellingup and Gingin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Monday 24 March 2025
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Rockingham Beach (32.2863°S, 115.7672°E, 5m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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TODAY18° 32° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 5% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 5:57am WST 6:22am WST 6:25pm WST 6:49pm WST NOW25.4° Feels Like: 25.3° Relative Humidity: 74% Dew: 20.4° Wind: SW 20km/h Gust: 24km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1013.7hPa -
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Rockingham BeachNow33.1°cFeels Like:31.4°Wind:SE 17km/hGusts:20km/hHumidity:33%18°Min32°MaxToday in Rockingham BeachSunny. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending SE/SW in the early afternoon then tending E/SE in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 32 to 38.Tomorrow23°Min34°MaxSunny. Winds E 25 to 35 km/h tending NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40. -
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Today: Sunny. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending SE/SW in the early afternoon then tending E/SE in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 32 to 38.
Forecast for Rockingham Beach (32.2863°S, 115.7672°E, 5m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary Minimum 18° 23° 23° 25° 26° 24° 23° Maximum 32° 34° 34° 36° 36° 33° 30° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 13
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(km/h)Wind direction SSE SW NE W NE SW ENE S ENE W ESE SW ESE SE Relative humidity 64% 39% 38% 28% 29% 25% 31% 21% 30% 21% 37% 31% 56% 36% Dew point 15°C 16°C 14°C 13°C 10°C 11°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 10°C 13°C 13°C 15°C 14°C -
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12 Month Rainfall Forecast
Rockingham Beach Rain Forecast
Rockingham Beach 12-month Rainfall ForecastMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFeb202520267565676378107105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Feb 25
ENSO status: La Niña-like conditions. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Positive. Trending neutral. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña-like pattern. The US declaring a La Niña event has started, but this event has not met the BoM definition. A La Niña typically increases rainfall over northern and eastern Australia, while reducing rainfall over southern coastal Australia and western Tas. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase and does not play a part in Australia's climate during this time of year. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is in a short positive phase. Recent forecasts no particular evidence towards a positive or negative phase in autumn, although the long-wave pattern indicates that cold fronts are a bit more likely for Australia's longitudes over the next few months. During summer and early autumn, a positive SAM increases rainfall over most of eastern Australia, and decreases rainfall for SA, Vic and western Tas. Rainfall outlooks are showing aboveaverage rainfall over large parts of northern Australia in March and early April (forecast late monsoon activity). Above average rainfall is expected for the NSW coast through autumn, with wetter conditions also developing over western WA from late autumn. SA, Vic and Tas are expected to be average to slightly below average, with average conditions elsewhere.
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Rockingham Beach Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Wednesday
Mar 1920.1 °C 22.9 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Mar 2015.3 °C 24.2 °C 0.0 mmFriday
Mar 2116.7 °C 24.7 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
Mar 2219.0 °C 32.4 °C 0.0 mmSunday
Mar 2320.2 °C 26.3 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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Rockingham Beach minimum temp history (32.2863°S, 115.7672°E, 5m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 38.7° 06/03/2025 Coldest this month 15.3° 20/03/2025 Hottest on record 41.8 22/03/2004 Coldest on record 10.2 28/03/2007 Hottest this year 41.2° 20/01/2025 Coldest this year 15.3° 20/03/2025 Long term average 27.1° Long term average 18.3° Average this month 27.2° Average this month 18.5° Hottest March On Record Avg. max. temp. 28.8° 2011 Coldest March on record Avg. min. temp. 17.1° 2004 Rockingham Beach rainfall history (32.2863°S, 115.7672°E, 5m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 4.4mm 14/03/2025 Total This Month 5.6mm
3.0 daysLong Term Average 16.4mm 4.5 days Wettest March on record 56.2mm 2003 Driest on record 0.0mm 2011 -
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Rockingham Beach Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Mar 43.3mm 9.0 day(s) Total For 2025 11.6mm 9.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2024 5.6mm 4.0 day(s) Wettest Day 4.4mm Mar14 Lowest Temperature 15.3°C Mar20 Highest Temperature 41.2°C Jan20 -
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Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 27.6 28.4 27.1 24.0 21.5 19.0 17.9 18.2 19.0 21.0 23.9 25.9 22.8 Mean Min (°C) 19.1 19.4 18.3 16.0 13.9 12.1 11.4 11.3 12.0 13.7 15.7 17.5 15.0 Mean Rain (mm) 11.9 15.0 16.4 36.8 74.6 116.6 127.3 95.6 60.5 29.0 19.9 8.8 612.3 Mean Rain Days 2.4 2.1 4.5 8.3 11.3 15.7 19.8 17.4 14.6 9.5 6.1 3.4 114.4