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Perth Weather Today

Live rain radar, current conditions, an hour-by-hour outlook and a seven-day forecast for Perth, with original local weather writing.

Today's briefing

It's a decidedly soggy day across Perth, with a 100% chance of rain and temperatures hovering around 16 degrees (feeling more like 12 with the 22 km/h winds). Expect a cool maximum of just 17 degrees, so this is definitely a day to embrace the cosy indoors if you can. Bundle up in a waterproof jacket and closed-toe shoes, as the wet conditions will persist throughout the day and into the weekend. Unfortunately, the rain shows no signs of letting up, with Saturday reaching 18 degrees and Sunday 17 degrees both looking equally damp.

14°

Showers · feels like 13°

Today
19° / 11°
Humidity
97%
Wind
9 km/h N
UV index
0 · Low
Sunrise
7:17 am
Sunset
5:24 pm

Next 24 hours

  1. Now

    14°

    98%

  2. 9pm

    13°

    94%

  3. 10pm

    13°

    86%

  4. 11pm

    13°

    75%

  5. 12am

    13°

    55%

  6. 1am

    12°

    31%

  7. 2am

    12°

    18%

  8. 3am

    11°

    24%

  9. 4am

    11°

    41%

  10. 5am

    11°

    55%

  11. 6am

    11°

    64%

  12. 7am

    11°

    70%

  13. 8am

    12°

    71%

  14. 9am

    12°

    64%

  15. 10am

    13°

    53%

  16. 11am

    14°

    41%

  17. 12pm

    16°

    30%

  18. 1pm

    17°

    19%

  19. 2pm

    18°

    10%

  20. 3pm

    18°

    6%

  21. 4pm

    18°

    5%

  22. 5pm

    17°

    4%

  23. 6pm

    16°

    4%

  24. 7pm

    15°

    4%

Live rain radar

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Animated rain radar via RainViewer (Bureau of Meteorology sources). Full Bureau of Meteorology radar loop.

Seven-day forecast

  1. Sun

    Showers

    19° 11°

    Rain 100%

  2. Mon

    Showers

    18° 11°

    Rain 71%

  3. Tue

    Partly cloudy

    20° 11°

    Rain 0%

  4. Wed

    Drizzle

    20° 11°

    Rain 4%

  5. Thu

    Drizzle

    17° 10°

    Rain 49%

  6. Fri

    Drizzle

    19° 11°

    Rain 49%

  7. Sat

    Overcast

    17° 10°

    Rain 8%

Sun and moon

Sunrise
7:17 am
Sunset
5:24 pm
Daylight
10h 7m

Waning gibbous

70% lit

From the weather desk

Perth weather, explained

How to read the Perth forecast

A good forecast is really three views at once. The current panel tells you what it feels like outside right now, which is what matters before you head out the door. The hourly strip is for planning the next part of your day: when the rain band arrives, when the wind picks up, when it is warm enough to walk. The seven-day outlook is for the week ahead, and it is most reliable in the first three or four days. Read it from the top down and you will almost always have what you need for Perth.

Perth weather and the coast

Perth's weather is shaped by its coastal position. The ocean keeps overnight lows mild year-round compared with inland cities, while the sea breeze that rolls in from the east most summer afternoons brings welcome relief to the western suburbs that bake through the morning. North-easterlies in summer mean warm, clear days along the beaches. South-westerly changes in the afternoon are Perth's version of a cold front: a sharp temperature drop and gusty winds that announce the end of a hot spell. The Blue Mountains to the west act as a barrier that sharpens these wind changes as they funnel through the gaps.

What the UV index means in Perth

Perth sits at 34 degrees south, which puts it in a UV band that surprises many visitors. On clear summer days the UV index regularly reaches 11 or above, meaning skin can burn in under ten minutes around midday. The index peaks at solar noon, not at the hottest part of the afternoon, so checking the number rather than judging by the temperature is the most reliable habit. Below 3 is low and you can be outside without extra protection. From 3 to 7 means sunscreen earns its keep. Above 8 means a hat, sunscreen and shade are all genuinely useful, not optional.

Weather data by Open-Meteo. Perth Weather News is independent and not affiliated with any government weather agency.