Explanatory notes:
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Figure 5.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).
Warmer weather occured today with a slightly warmer air mass over the region but nevertheless there was a cool sea breeze.
Warmer conditions tomorrow with a hot air mass over the region,with the west coast trough moving inland from early afternoon bringing in a cooler sea breeze.Plenty of high clouds with moist air streaming in a subtropical jet stream aloft.Also the slight chance of elevated showers and thunderstorms ahead of an upper/middle level trough/disturbance,most likely in the northeast.
Then high pressure system likely lies to the south during the weekend leading to a somewhat east-southeasterly pressure gradient.
West coast deepens near the west coast again leading to a warm air mass over the region by Monday ahead of an upper/middle level disturbance/trough.
West coast trough then moves inland with slightly cooler air mass over the region.
The rest of Thursday March 29:
Perth metropolitan area:
City:
Clear.
Chance of any rain:0%
Perth metropolitan area:
Clear.Winds south-southwesterly at 20-30 km/h becoming south-southeasterly at 10-25 km/h at night.
Friday March 30:
Perth metropolitan area:
Friday March 30:
City:
17-33 Degrees Celsius
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain:20%
Amount:0 mm.
Perth metropolitan area:
Partly cloudy,high clouds.A slight(30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the northeast from late afternoon,grading to a near zero chance in the southwest.Winds east-southeasterly at 10-25 km/h becoming light from around the middle of the day becoming south-southwesterly at 15-30 km/h by late afternoon.
Saturday March 31:
Perth metropolitan area:
Saturday March 31:
City:
17-28 Degrees Celsius
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain:5%
Amount:0 mm.
Perth metropolitan area:
Mostly sunny.The slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the northeast in the early hours.Winds south-southeasterly at 15-25 km/h becoming south-southwesterly at 20-30 km/h from afternoon becoming southeasterly at 15-25 km/h at night.
Sunday April 1:
Perth metropolitan area:
Sunday April 1:
City:
15-28 Degrees Celsius
High clouds(mostly sunny).
Chance of any rain:0%
Amount:0 mm.
Perth metropolitan area:
High clouds(mostly sunny).Winds east-southeasterly at 15-25 km/h tending 10-20 km/h in the afternoon and evening.
Monday April 2:
Perth metropolitan area:
Monday April 2:
City:
17-32 Degrees Celsius
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain:10%
Amount:0 mm.
Perth metropolitan area:
Mostly sunny.A slight(20%) chance of a shower or thunderstorm over the north and east.Winds east-southeasterly at 20-30 km/h becoming easterly at 15-25 km/h from afternoon.
Tuesday April 3:
Perth metropolitan area:
Tuesday April 3:
City:
20-31 Degrees Celsius
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain:5%
Amount:0 mm.
Perth metropolitan area:
Mostly sunny.Winds northeasterly at 10-20 km/h becoming northwesterly from morning becoming southwesterly at 15-25 km/h from afternoon becoming south-southwesterly at 10-20 km/h at night.
Wednesday April 4:
Perth metropolitan area:
Wednesday April 4:
City:
18-27 Degrees Celsius
AM clouds.
Chance of any rain:5%
Amount:0 mm.
Perth metropolitan area:
Partly cloudy becoming sunny by afternoon.Winds southeasterly at 10-20 km/h tending southwesterly at 20-30 km/h in the afternoon and evening.
Thursday April 5:
Perth metropolitan area:
Thursday April 5:
City:
16-29 Degrees Celsius
Sunny.
Chance of any rain:0%
Amount:0 mm.
Perth metropolitan area:
Sunny.Winds east-southeasterly at 10-20 km/h tending southwesterly at 10-25 km/h in the afternoon and evening.
Forecast produced at 5:30 PM Thursday March 29.Weather icons courtesy of the US National Weather Service.
