Explanatory notes:
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Figure 2.Satellite loop of Tropical Cyclone Marcus.
Figure 3.Tropical Cyclone Marcus rapidly weakens during the weekend as it will be entering a region of high vertical wind shear and also lower sea surface temperatures
Figure 4.Tropical Cyclone Marcus rapidly weakens during the weekend as it will be entering a region of high vertical wind shear and also lower sea surface temperatures
Figure 5.Mean Sea Level Pressure(MSLP) analysis with infrared greyscale satellite image at 12 UTC(8 PM local time yesterday).Image courtesy of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology(BOM).
Tropical Cyclone Marcus rapidly weakened until it is no longer a tropical cylone as it entered a region of high vertical wind shear and also lower sea surface temperatures.Track the ex tropical cyclone at http://perthweatherinfo.weebly.com/marcus.html.
Plenty of middle and high level clouds occurred on Saturday associated with moisture aloft from Tropical Cyclone Marcus.Rain,showers and virga occurred at times.
Plenty of middle and high level clouds occurred on Saturday associated with moisture aloft from Tropical Cyclone Marcus.Rain,showers and virga occurred at times.
Also a somewhat east-southeast pressure gradient.
Further middle and high level clouds today with plenty of virga expected,whether or not it reaches the ground depends on how much dry air is present below the clouds.Cannot rule out a thunderstorm.
The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Marcus likely to move over the region on Monday,the low pressure center passing just south of the Perth Area.There is no need to be alarmed as the ex tropical cyclone will be quite weak byt eh time it reaches the region.
A low pressure trough to the north of the remnant low will bring showers to the Perth Area.
Cooler air mass then lies over the region with sunny conditions by Tuesday afternoon with a ridge of high pressure building to the south.
Warming conditions towards the end of the working week as a west coast trough forms near the west coast with some warm air advection.
Sunday March 25:
Cloudy.A medium(40%) chance of rain and showers.The chance of a thunderstorm.Winds easterly at 20-30 km/h tending 15-25 km/h in the afternoon and evening increasing to 25-40 km/h at night becoming northeasterly later at night.
Monday March 26:
Monday March 26:
Cloudy.A very high(90%) chance of showers in the southwest grading to a high(70%) chance in the northeast.Winds northerly at 10-20 km/h becoming north-northwesterly at 20-30 km/h before dawn becoming westerly at 25-35 km/h then southwesterly becoming south-southwesterly at 15-25 km/h at night.
Tuesday March 27:
Tuesday March 27:
Partly to mostly cloudy with a slight(20%) chance of showers in the early hours and morning then sunny.Winds south-southeasterly at 10-25 km/h tending south-southwesterly at 20-30 km/h in the afternoon and evening becoming southerly at 10-20 km/h at night.
Wednesday March 28:
Wednesday March 28:
Sunny.Winds east-southeasterly at 10-20 km/h becoming south-southwesterly at 20-30 km/h from afternoon becoming south-southeasterly at 10-20 km/h at night.
Thursday March 29:
Thursday March 29:
Sunny.Winds southeasterly at 10-20 km/h tending south-southwesterly at 20-30 km/h in the afternoon and evening.
Friday March 30:
Friday March 30:
Forecast for today produced at 1:30 AM,forecast for the rest of the days produced at 2:00 PM Saturday March 24.Weather icons courtesy of the US National Weather Service.




