Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 5/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Strong Wind Warning from Cape Naturaliste to Israelite Bay for Sunday.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Northern, central and eastern parts of the SW Land Division, Gascoyne, southwest
Pilbara and western Goldfields: Areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms
clearing western parts of the SW Land Division and the southwest Gascoyne.
Eastern Goldfields, southwest Interior and western Eucla: Areas of light rain.
Remainder of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers, mainly near the coast.
Forecast for Sunday
Southwest Interior, north east Goldfields and eastern Eucla: Areas of rain
easing to isolated showers by the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms.
Far southeast Gascoyne, remaining Goldfields and Eucla and far eastern parts of
the Southeast Coastal district: Areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms
contracting southeast early morning and clearing by the afternoon.
Southwest Pilbara and northern Gascoyne: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
SW Land Division and far southwest Gascoyne: Isolated showers contracting to
coastal parts by the evening.
Remainder of the Gascoyne: Isolated showers clearing central parts early
morning.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Partly cloudy before a shower or two develops during the evening. Light to
moderate SW winds.
Precis:      Shower or two developing.
Forecast for Sunday
A few showers easing to a shower or two around sunrise. Moderate SW winds easing
later in the day.
Precis:      Shower or two.
City:        Min 15        Max 21
Mandurah:    Min 14         Max 20
UV Alert:    10:20 am to 2:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Monday       Shower or two increasing later.        Min 13     Max 22
Tuesday      Shower or two.                         Min 14     Max 20
Wednesday    Shower or two.                         Min 12     Max 22
Thursday     Possible early shower.                 Min 12     Max 22
Friday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 10     Max 23
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 12     Max 25
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Sunday.

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