MELBOURNE - Nov 4/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Warning summary Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the southeast parts of the state. Forecast for Friday evening Interior, Goldfields, Eucla, and the Southeast Coastal district: Scattered showers and thunderstorms with heavy falls, strong squalls and hail possible. Southern Gascoyne, Central Wheat Belt, Great Southern and the South Coastal district: Scattered showers and squally thunderstorms with some moderate to heavy falls, easing to isolated showers by evening. Remaining parts of the SW Land Division, and coastal parts of the Gascoyne: Isolated showers. Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms central and eastern parts. Forecast for Saturday Eastern Interior, SE Goldfields, and Eucla: Isolated showers and thunderstorms contracting to the far southern Interior and the eastern Eucla in the morning. Central and eastern Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, contracting to the eastern parts in the afternoon. SW Land Division, and the adjacent SW Goldfields: Isolated showers southwest Jurien Bay to Israelite Bay during the morning, extending to remaining areas southwest of a line Geraldton to Israelite Bay in the afternoon and evening. Isolated morning thunderstorms in the SE Coastal district. Showers tending scattered in the Lower West, northern Great Southern and the SW Central Wheat Belt. Perth Forecast Warning summary Nil. Forecast for Friday evening A shower or two, with some lengthy breaks. Moderate to fresh W/SW winds, easing in the evening. Precis: Shower or two. Forecast for Saturday A few showers, heavy at times from late morning. Moderate W/NW winds. Precis: Few showers. City: Min 15 Max 23 Mandurah: Min 16 Max 22 UV Alert: 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: LOW-MODERATE Hills: LOW-MODERATE Sunday Few showers, easing later. Min 15 Max 22 Monday Few showers. Storm risk. Min 14 Max 21 Tuesday Few showers, easing later. Min 14 Max 21 Wednesday Shower or two. Min 13 Max 23 Thursday Chance of a shower before sunrise. Min 14 Max 24 Friday Partly cloudy. Min 13 Max 26 The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Saturday.
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