Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 27/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Strong Wind Warning Jurien Bay to Walpole for Saturday.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Southwest of Mandurah to Hopetoun: Patchy light rain.
Forecast for Saturday
Southwest of a line Mandurah to Hopetoun, extending to southwest of a line
Jurien Bay to Hopetoun in the afternoon: Areas of rain, with isolated
thunderstorms developing about the SW district in the evening.
Central West district: Areas of rain developing during the morning.
Remaining areas southwest of a line Carnarvon to Ravensthorpe: Areas of light
rain developing in the afternoon and evening.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil
Forecast for Friday    evening
Cloudy. Light to moderate NE winds tending light S'ly for a period in the
afternoon.
Precis:      Cloudy.
Forecast for Saturday
Cloudy, with a shower or two developing in the afternoon and increasing to rain
periods towards evening. Light to moderate N/NE'ly winds shifting W/NW'ly in the
afternoon and SW'ly towards evening.
Precis:      Shower or two increasing later.
City:        Min 18        Max 27
Mandurah:    Min 20        Max 25
UV Alert:    9:50 am to 2:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Sunday       Few showers easing.                    Min 16     Max 24
Monday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 13     Max 23
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 11     Max 25
Wednesday    Windy morning. Mostly sunny.           Min 15     Max 29
Thursday     A shower or two increasing later.      Min 16     Max 24
Friday       Shower or two, clearing.               Min 12     Max 22
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Saturday.

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