Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 1/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Far eastern Gascoyne, Goldfields, eastern parts of the SW Land Division, the
Eucla and the southern and central Interior: Areas of rain and drizzle, with
some moderate falls. Isolated thunderstorms possible over the central Interior.
Remainder of the SW Land Division and the southern Gascoyne: Isolated showers
over all but the Lower West district and adjacent parts of the Great Southern
and Central Wheat Belt.
Forecast for Thursday
Far southeastern Gascoyne, central and northern Goldfields, far northeastern
parts of the Central Wheat Belt, the northern Eucla and the southern and central
Interior: Areas of rain, with some moderate falls. Isolated thunderstorms
possible over the central Interior.
Remaining parts of the Eucla, southeast Gascoyne and southern and eastern SW
Land Division: Isolated showers, contracting to the south coast in the evening.
Far northeast Kimberley: Isolated afternoon and evening showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Partly cloudy.  Moderate SE winds.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday
Cloudy periods.  Moderate E/SE winds.
Precis:      Cloudy periods.
City:        Min 5         Max 17
Mandurah:    Min 8          Max 17
UV Alert:    9:40 am to 2:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 4      Max 18
Saturday     Chance of a shower.                    Min 7      Max 19
Sunday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 5      Max 20
Monday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 4      Max 20
Tuesday      Partly cloudy.                         Min 4      Max 20
Wednesday    Few showers.                           Min 8      Max 18
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Thursday.

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