Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 1/07 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Friday
Kimberley, northern Interior and inland eastern Pilbara: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms,  tending scattered in the western Kimberley.
Southern Coastal Districts of the SW Land Division and adjacent parts of the
Great Southern: Scattered showers and drizzle patches, tending isolated inland.
Western coastal parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers and drizzle
patches clearing during this afternoon.
Forecast for Saturday
Kimberley, northern Interior and eastern Pilbara: Isolated mainly afternoon
showers and thunderstorms, tending scattered in the western Kimberley and
widespread in the northeast Kimberley during the day  with locally heavy falls
possible in the northeast.
Southern Coastal Districts and adjacent parts of the Great Southern: Isolated
showers and drizzle patches, contracting to coastal parts during the morning.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Friday
A few light showers, clearing later this afternoon. Light W/SW winds becoming
moderate to fresh  S/SW'ly in the afternoon.
Precis:      Few showers, clearing later.
City:        Max   25
Mandurah:    Max   24
UV Index:    9 [VERY HIGH] decreasing to 7 [HIGH] under cloud
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Forecast for Saturday
Fine, partly cloudy. Light winds, shifting moderate SW by midday and freshening
in the afternoon.
Precis:      Fine.
City:        Min 14         Max 27
Mandurah:    Min 13        Max 25
Sunday       Fine.                                  Min 16     Max 31
Monday       Fine. Hot.                             Min 18     Max 36
Tuesday      Fine. Very hot.                        Min 20     Max 39
Wednesday    Fine. Very hot.                        Min 21     Max 39
Thursday     Fine. Humid change.                    Min 21     Max 33

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