Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 4/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Flood Warning for the Gascoyne River catchment.
Fire Weather Warning for the Southeast Coastal District
Forecast for Wednesday
Southern districts of the SW Land Division including the Lower West and the
Great Southern: Areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms extending eastwards
during the day, with moderate to heavy falls possible.
Central West, Central Wheatbelt, southern Gascoyne and western Goldfields:
Isolated showers and thunderstorms becoming scattered away from the west coast
during the afternoon. Moderate to heavy falls possible.
Remainder of the state apart from central coast of the Pilbara, southeast
Interior and the eastern Eucla: Isolated showers and thunderstorms tending
scattered in the northwest Kimberley in the afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday
A shower or two increasing to rain periods during the afternoon and evening.
Risk of a thunderstorm. Light to moderate N/NE'ly winds, shifting moderate W/NW
in the afternoon.
Precis:      Rain, thunderstorm risk.
City:        Max   29
Mandurah:    Max   28
UV Alert:    8:10 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Thursday     Morning shower or two.                 Min 18     Max 25
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 15     Max 24
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 27
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 18     Max 32
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 20     Max 35
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 36
The next routine forecast will be issued at 11:20 am WST Wednesday.

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