Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 21/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
SW Land Division: Isolated showers southwest of a line Jurien Bay to Bremer Bay.
Showers tending scattered along the south coast.
Northeast Interior and southeast Kimberly: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Southwest Pilbara, and far northern Gascoyne: Cloud increasing with some patchy
light rain developing in the evening.
Forecast for Sunday
SW Land Division: Isolated showers southwest of a line Jurien Bay to Merridin to
Esperance, extending throughout in the afternoon. Showers easing contracting to
the south coastal parts by late afternoon and evening.  Showers tending more
scattered near coastal parts east of Albany.
SW Goldfields and the western Eucla: Isolated showers developing in the
afternoon. Showers clearing the Goldfields in the evening.
Southern Pilbara, far northern Gascoyne and central Interior: Cloudy with patchy
light rain.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
A shower or two. Moderate W/SW winds.
Precis:      A shower or two.
Forecast for Sunday
A morning shower or two, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening.
Light SE'ly winds, shifting moderate S/SW in the afternoon.
Precis:      Early shower.
City:        Min 8         Max 17
Mandurah:    Min 9        Max 16
UV Alert:    10:10 am to 2:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Monday       Possible late shower.                  Min 3      Max 18
Tuesday      Mostly sunny.                          Min 5      Max 19
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 4      Max 19
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 4      Max 18
Friday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 5      Max 20
Saturday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 4      Max 22
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Sunday.

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