Explanatory notes:
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Figure 3.Mean Sea Level Pressure(MSLP) analysis with infrared greyscale satellite image at 06 UTC(2 PM local time today).Image courtesy of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology(BOM).
Hot conditions occurred today with the hot air mass over the region before the west coast trough trough moved inland bringing in a sea breeze having lead to slightly cooler temps but higher humidities as the marine layer advected inland.
As predicted convective clouds formed,contracting eastwards as the sea breeze penetrated further inland.
An elevated shower moved across the area early this morning.
Marine layer clouds overnight with the slight chance of areas of fog with radiational cooling of the moist marine layer.
The west coast trough lies inland in the next few days but hot air mass remains aloft as a result large differences in maximum temperatures between coastal and inland coastal plain.
A strong somewhat easterly pressure gradient reestablishes over the region again from next weekend.Though plenty of uncertainty on how hot the air mass will be with plenty of variation between ensemble members and models.
We had the first summer without a 40+ Degree day at the Perth metro station since the summer of 2001-2002.
The rest of Tuesday March 6:
City:
Chance of any rain:10%
Perth metropolitan area:
Partly cloudy.Winds west-southwesterly at 10-20 km/h becoming southwesterly and light at night.
Wednesday March 7:
Perth metropolitan area:
Wednesday March 7:
City:
20-31 Degrees Celsius
Clouds clearing.
Chance of any rain:5%
Amount:0 mm.
Perth metropolitan area:
Partly to mostly cloudy in the early hours and morning becoming sunny by late morning.The slight chance of areas of fog in the early hours and morning clearing by 8 AM.Light winds becoming southwesterly at 15-25 km/h from afternoon becoming south-southwesterly at 10-20 km/h at night.Maximum temperatures range from 27 Degrees Celsius over coastal areas to 34 Degrees Celsius over inland coastal plain,around 31 Degrees Celsius about the city centre.
Thursday March 8:
Perth metropolitan area:
Thursday March 8:
City:
19-33 Degrees Celsius
Becoming sunny.
Chance of any rain:0%
Amount:0 mm.
Perth metropolitan area:
Mostly sunny becoming sunny by mid morning.Light winds becoming southwesterly at 15-25 km/h from afternoon becoming south-southwesterly at 10-20 km/h at night.Maximum temperatures range from 28 Degrees Celsius over coastal areas to 36 Degrees Celsius over inland coastal plain,around 33 Degrees Celsius about the city centre.
Friday March 9:
Perth metropolitan area:
Friday March 9:
City:
19-32 Degrees Celsius
Sunny.
Chance of any rain:0%
Amount:0 mm.
Perth metropolitan area:
Sunny.Light winds becoming south-southwesterly at 20-30 km/h from afternoon.Maximum temperatures range from 29 Degrees Celsius over coastal areas to 36 Degrees Celsius over inland coastal plain,around 33 Degrees Celsius about the city centre.
Saturday March 10:
Perth metropolitan area:
Saturday March 10:
City:
18-33 Degrees Celsius
Sunny.
Chance of any rain:0%
Amount:0 mm.
Perth metropolitan area:
Sunny.Winds southeasterly at 20-30 km/h.
Sunday March 11:
Perth metropolitan area:
Sunday March 11:
City:
18-32 Degrees Celsius
Sunny.
Chance of any rain:5%
Amount:0 mm.
Perth metropolitan area:
Sunny.Winds east-southeasterly at 20-30 km/h.
Monday March 12:
Perth metropolitan area:
Monday March 12:
City:
20-33 Degrees Celsius
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain:5%
Amount:0 mm.
Perth metropolitan area:
Mostly sunny.Winds easterly at 15-25 km/h.
Tuesday March 13:
Perth metropolitan area:
Tuesday March 13:
City:
21-33 Degrees Celsius
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain:5%
Amount:0 mm.
Perth metropolitan area:
Mostly sunny.Winds easterly at 15-25 km/h tending southerly at 10-20 km/h from afternoon.
Forecast produced at 6:30 PM Monday March 5.Weather icons courtesy of the US National Weather Service.
