CURRENT CONDITIONS FOR:
KARRATHA
Temperature Dew Point Rel. Humidity Feels Like Wind Gusts Pressure Rainfall
33.6°C 20.7°C 46% 31.4°C ESE 31km/h 44km/h 1001.8hPa 0.0mm / -<

Pilbara for Friday Cloudy. Very high chance of rain in the E, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Heavy to intense rainfall, flash flooding and very destructive wind gusts exceeding 170 km/h expected with movement and development of Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia.

7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: KARRATHA 28 DAY RAINFALL FORECAST: CLICK HERE

FRI
Feb 14
SAT
Feb 15
SUN
Feb 16
MON
Feb 17
TUE
Feb 18
WED
Feb 19
THU
Feb 20
Summary windy with showers
Windy with showers
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
sunny
Sunny
sunny
Sunny
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
sunny
Sunny
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
Maximum 32°C 33°C 33°C 34°C 33°C 33°C 36°C
Minimum 27°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 27°C 26°C 26°C
Chance of Rain
Likely Amount
40%
5-10mm
40%
< 1mm
10%
< 1mm
10%
< 1mm
10%
< 1mm
5%
< 1mm
5%
< 1mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
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 45km/h
SSE
38km/h
S
25km/h
SW
32km/h
NW
14km/h
WSW
29km/h
NW
14km/h
WSW
25km/h
NNW
11km/h
WSW
22km/h
NNW
14km/h
WSW
24km/h
NW
19km/h
SW
24km/h
NW
Relative Humidity 68% 57% 59% 54% 58% 51% 59% 50% 64% 54% 62% 50% 60% 47%
Dew Point 22°C 23°C 21°C 23°C 20°C 22°C 21°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 23°C
RADAR Dampier
SATELLITE WA
synoptic
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Pilbara Weather Warnings

WA - Fri 11:46 WST
Tropical Cyclone Warning Wallal Downs to Whim Creek, including Port Hedland, and inland to Marble Bar, Nullagine, Tom Price and Paraburdoo

WA - Fri 11:08 WST
Flood Watch For The Onslow Coast, Fortescue, Ashburton, Gascoyne, De Grey Rivers And Parts Of Sandy Desert Catchments

WA - Fri 10:57 WST
Flood Warning For The Pilbara Coastal Rivers

WA - Fri 10:48 WST
Moderate Flood Warning For The De Grey River Catchment

WA - Fri 10:00 WST
Hurricane Force Wind Warning Pilbara E. Strong Wind Warning W Kimberley, Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Bunbury Geographe & Leeuwin coasts

Next 12 hours in Karratha

mostly cloudy

3pm

Mostly cloudy. Windy
32°C
mostly cloudy

6pm

Mostly cloudy
32°C
mostly cloudy

9pm

Mostly cloudy
30°C
mostly cloudy

12am

Mostly cloudy
28°C
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Karratha Sun & Moon Times

Friday Next Occurrence
First Light Sunrise Sunset Last Light Moon Phase moon rise moon set last quarter new moon first quarter full moon
first light
05:40 WST
sunrise
06:03 WST
sunset
18:51 WST
last light
19:14 WST
moon
rise
Fri 19:59 WST
set
Sat 08:06 WST
moon
Fri
Feb 21
moon
Fri
Feb 28
moon
Fri
Mar 7
moon
Fri
Mar 14

Karratha Past 5 Days

  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Fri
Feb 14
29.3°C 33.8°C 0.0mm
Thu
Feb 13
28.2°C 35.2°C 0.0mm
Wed
Feb 12
28.9°C 39.1°C 0.2mm
Tue
Feb 11
29.0°C 36.9°C 0.0mm
Mon
Feb 10
28.2°C 43.6°C 0.0mm

Karratha Year To Date

average rainfall to Feb
116.4mm
9.0 day(s)
total for 2025
396.6mm
11 day(s)
total to this day 2024
2.0mm
2 day(s)
wettest day
274.4mm
Jan 20
lowest temperature
22.3°C
Jan 1
highest temperature
43.6°C
Feb 10

Karratha Almanac

February minimum temperature
lowest this month
24.4°C
7th
lowest on record
19.4°C
13th 2013
average this month
28.9°C
+2.0°C
long-term average
26.9°C
February maximum temperature
highest this month
43.6°C
10th
highest on record
47.7°C
18th 1998
average this month
37.7°C
+1.8°C
long-term average
35.9°C
February rainfall
wettest this month
1.8mm
7th
total this month
2.8mm
3 day(s)
long-term average
70.7mm
5.0 day(s)
wettest on record
348.8mm
2011
driest on record
0.0mm
2019

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