Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 8/11 - 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
Northern half of the state: Isolated showers and thunderstorms apart from the
western parts of the Gascoyne. Scattered showers and thunderstorms  in the
eastern Pilbara, NW Kimberley, and the northern Interior, with some moderate to
heavy falls possible.
Southern half of the state: Partly cloudy near the south coast.
Forecast for Sunday
Kimberley, northern Interior, and Pilbara, extending into the northwest Gascoyne
in the afternoon: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Showers and thunderstorms
tending scattered in the northwest Kimberley, eastern Pilbara and northern
Interior, with moderate to heavy falls possible.
Southeast Coastal, Eucla and the adjacent Goldfields: Isolated morning drizzle.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Clear. Moderate to fresh S/SW winds, shifting SE'ly late evening.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Sunday
Sunny. Moderate to fresh E/NE winds, easing in the afternoon and shifting
moderate to fresh S/SW near the coast.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Min 19        Max 35
Mandurah:    Min 20         Max 32
UV Alert:    8:10 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 34
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 19     Max 34
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 19     Max 33
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 36
Friday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 18     Max 25
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 30
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Sunday.

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