Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 26/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for western and southern parts of the Gascoyne,
northern parts of the SW Land Division and the adjacent Goldfields.
Forecast for Wednesday
Kimberley, Interior and Eucla: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Western and southern Gascoyne, the Goldfields and the SW Land Division apart
from the Southwest district: Scattered showers and thunderstorms with moderate
to heavy falls, strong squalls, hail and possible flash flooding over the
western and southern Gascoyne, northern SW Land Division and the adjacent
Goldfields. Showers tending to rain areas over the southern Gascoyne and
northern and western SW Land Division.
Forecast for Thursday
Kimberley, northern Interior and eastern Gascoyne: Isolated mostly afternoon and
evening showers and thunderstorms.
Western and southern Gascoyne and the western SW Land Division:
Isolated showers and thunderstorms easing to isolated showers during the
afternoon. Showers contracting to near southern coastal parts by evening.
Goldfields, southern Interior, eastern SW Land Division and the Eucla: Isolated
showers and thunderstorms easing to isolated showers over the western Goldfields
and eastern SW Land Division towards evening.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday
A shower or two increasing to a period of rain during the afternoon before
easing to a few showers in the evening. The risk of an evening thunderstorm.
Light NE/NW winds shifting W/SW in the afternoon.
Precis:      Rain, easing later, storm risk.
City:        Max   22
Mandurah:    Max   22
UV Alert:    8:30 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Forecast for Thursday
A few showers easing during the afternoon. The risk of a morning thunderstorm.
Light to moderate W/SW winds becoming moderate to fresh S/SW during the
afternoon and evening.
Precis:      Few showers, easing. Morning storm risk.
City:        Min 13         Max 23
Mandurah:    Min 14        Max 22
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 11     Max 22
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 11     Max 24
Sunday       Chance of a shower.                    Min 13     Max 25
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 15     Max 29
Tuesday      Partly cloudy.                         Min 17     Max 32
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Wednesday.

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