Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 6/11 - 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.
Forecast for Thursday  evening
SW Land Division: Scattered showers over northern parts. Isolated showers near
the western south coast.
Remainder of the state: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending scattered
over the northern Goldfields, Eucla, Interior and the Kimberley with some heavy
falls.
Forecast for Friday
SW Land Division: Isolated showers along the south coast, clearing by mid
afternoon. Isolated morning showers over northern and western parts, with mostly
light falls.
Remainder of the state: Isolated morning showers over the southern Goldfields
and the southeast Gascoyne. Isolated showers and thunderstorms elsewhere,
tending scattered over the northern and western Kimberley and also the Eucla and
southern Interior, with local heavy falls.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Forecast for Thursday  evening
Partly cloudy. Moderate SW'ly winds.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday
A partly cloudy day, with a light shower possible in the morning. Moderate SW'ly
winds.
Precis:      Possible morning shower.
City:        Min 17        Max 25
Mandurah:    Min 18         Max 24
UV Alert:    8:10 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 15     Max 30
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 18     Max 35
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 35
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 20     Max 34
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 19     Max 35
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 20     Max 35
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Friday.

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