{"id":39509,"date":"2026-06-27T05:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T05:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/39509\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T05:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T05:50:08","slug":"cold-front-damages-roofs-downs-trees-in-perth-and-was-south-west-with-more-rain-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/39509\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold front damages roofs, downs trees in Perth and WA&#8217;s South West, with more rain to come"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Perth residents are bracing for more wet weather after a powerful cold front damaged roofs and downed trees on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Luke Huntington said the low pressure system had brought heavy rain and damaging winds to WA&#8217;s South West as it crossed the coast overnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) responded to 26 calls for help across the metropolitan area and the South West, mainly for water ingress, roof damage and fallen trees.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SES crews repairing a hole in a roof of a home\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2a411200e1e05bc8ba6cccd922e424e0.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">State Emergency Service crews repairing the roof of a home in in Lesmurdie.\u00a0 (ABC News: Julian Robins)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">State Emergency Service (SES) crews worked through the night to fix the roof of one home in Lesmurdie, in the Perth Hills, after a tree fell on it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">DFES also reported a ceiling had been damaged in a garage in Dianella, and the roof of a garden shed in Meadow Springs, near Mandurah, was torn off before landing on a side fence.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A damaged ceiling in a garage\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0a75606f1d83942793e0d040e7a0e913.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The storm damaged a ceiling in a Dianella garage on Friday night.\u00a0 (ABC News)<\/p>\n<p>Powerful wind gusts<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Rottnest Island recorded a wind gust of 93 kilometres per hour shortly after 6am on Saturday, while a gust of 89km\/h was recorded in Mandurah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">In the South West, Cape Leeuwin recorded a 109km\/h wind gust shortly after 2am.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An SES crew member chainsaws a tree in the aftermath of a storm\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d521b0e2936c0ddc7b4bf4f713d808ce.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">DFES received 26 calls for help across the metropolitan area and the South West.\u00a0 (ABC News: Julian Robins)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The cold front also brought some significant rainfall, including 22 millimetres in Bickley in the Perth Hills, and 33mm in Glen Eagle near Jarrahdale, in the 24 hours to 9am on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">In the South West, Newlands \u2014 east of Donnybrook \u2014 recorded 53mm in the gauge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">In the Perth metropolitan area, 15mm of rain fell in the 24 hours to 9am.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-06-01\/wa-storm-leaves-thousands-without-power-in-wild-weather\/106742688\" data-component=\"FullBleedLink\" class=\"RelatedCard_link__rsgR9 FullBleedLink_root__lTw_U interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU FullBleedLink_showVisited__g3Xvz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WA storm leaves thousands without power<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_synopsis__cFwMW Typography_sizeMobile14__u7TGe Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Western Australia&#8217;s southern half is hammered by more severe weather, with thousands left without power and hundreds seeking emergency help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Mr Huntington said conditions would continue to ease throughout Saturday, but there was more rain ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;We&#8217;ll still see some gusty showers [but] the wind gusts are going to be much less,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Up to 15mm of rain is expected in Perth on Sunday and similar conditions are forecast for Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Another cold front is expected to move through on Tuesday morning \u2014 with a possible morning storm forecast \u2014 and up to 25mm of rain is expected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The Perth forecast for the next few days:<\/p>\n<p>Saturday: Showers. 11-19C. Rain 10-25mm.Sunday: Showers. 11-19C. Rain 5-15mm.Monday: Showers. 10-18C. Rain 6-15mm.Tuesday: Possible storm, showers. 10-17C. Rain 10-25mm.Wednesday: Showers. 9-18C. 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