Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 20/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday
Western parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers and thunderstorms
extending to the western inland Gascoyne and western Pilbara by late morning and
tending scattered in the afternoon with some moderate to heavy falls possible.
Northern Kimberley: Isolated showers and gusty thunderstorms extending
throughout in the afternoon.
Remaining Gascoyne and Pilbara: Isolated mostly afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms.
Northern Goldfields, the Eucla and southern Interior: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms clearing the northeast Goldfields, western Eucla and southwest
Interior during the afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday
A shower or two and the risk of a squally thunderstorm, mostly afternoon and
evening. Light to moderate NE/NW winds tending W/SW during the evening.
Precis:      Shower and thunderstorm risk.
City:        Max   33
Mandurah:    Max   32
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Sunday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 32
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 34
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 36
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 23     Max 37
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 24     Max 38
Friday       Sunny, very hot.                       Min 24     Max 39
The next routine forecast will be issued at 11:20 am WST Saturday.

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