The Basin Weather Forecast
- 13
- 17
Showers. Possible storm
- 10
- 17
Shower or two. Wind easing
- 12
- 17
Mostly sunny
- 12
- 17
Sunny
- 12
- 19
Sunny
- 13
- 20
Sunny
- 14
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Sunny
Today 10 Aug Lower West
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Possible small hail. Winds west to southwesterly 25 to 40 km/h turning southerly 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon and evening.
Perth Local Waters
Two Rocks to Dawesville, inshore from Rottnest Island- Wind
- Southwesterly 25 to 30 knots turning southerly 20 to 30 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Possible small hail.
- Weather Situation
- Fresh SW winds in the wake of a cold front for the remainder of today. Another ridge will develop over the area on Tuesday and dominate the weather pattern until the end of the week.
The Basin Temperature Statistics View More
August Temperature
Rottnest Island (3km)
Lowest 9 August, 2026
7.4 °CAverage August
15.1 °CHighest 3 August, 2026
20.4 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Rottnest Island (3km)
Average Low 2021–2026
16.1 °CAverage 2021–2026
18.9 °CAverage High 2021–2026
22.8 °C