Weather forecast for Perth effective as of 4:20 PM Tuesday May 8

Weather forecast for Perth effective as of 4:20 PM Tuesday May 8
Explanatory notes:
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Figure 1.Surface synoptic chart at 12 UTC(8 PM local time yesterday).Image courtesy of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology(BOM).

Figure 2.Key features identified on True Colour RGB satellite image at around 06:00 UTC(2 PM local time yesterday).Satellite image courtesy of the Japanese Meteorological Agency(JMA).

Figure 3.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).

Figure 4:Surface synoptic prognosis.Image courtesy of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology(BOM).

A ridge of high pressure lied over the region on Monday.

Radiatonal cooling results in a chilly Tuesday morning,how low temperatures drop to depends on strength of southeasterly winds.

The high pressure ridge lies to the south of the region hence the possibility of smoke haze depending on location of prescribed burns with easterly winds on Wednesday and Thursday.

A wet coast trough deepens near the west coast with warm air advection,leading to warm conditions on Friday.

The rest of Tuesday May 8:

City:

Clear.

Chance of any rain:0%

Perth metropolitan area:

Clear.Winds south-southwesterly at 15-25 km/h becoming southeasterly at 10-20 km/h at night.

Wednesday May 9:

City:

10-25 Degrees Celsius

Sunny.

Chance of any rain:0%

Amount:0 mm.

Perth metropolitan area:

Sunny.Smoke haze possible.Winds east-southeasterly at 15-25 km/h.

Thursday May 10:

City:

13-26 Degrees Celsius

High clouds(partly cloudy).

Chance of any rain:0%

Amount:0 mm.

Perth metropolitan area:

High clouds(partly cloudy).Smoke haze possible.Winds easterly at 20-35 km/h easing to 15-25 km/h from late afternoon.Wind gusts in excess of 65 km/h possible over the hills and foothills in the early hours and morning.

Friday May 11:

City:

14-29 Degrees Celsius

Sunny.

Chance of any rain:0%

Amount:0 mm.

Perth metropolitan area:

Sunny.Winds east-northeasterly at 20-30 km/h becoming light in the afternoon and evening becoming easterly at 10-20 km/h at night.

Saturday May 12:

City:

15-28 Degrees Celsius

Sunny.

Chance of any rain:0%

Amount:0 mm.

Perth metropolitan area:

Sunny.Winds north-northeasterly at 15-25 km/h shifting west-northwesterly from around the middle of the day.

Sunday May 13:

City:

15-25 Degrees Celsius

Partly cloudy.

Chance of any rain:5%

Amount:0 mm.

Perth metropolitan area:

Partly cloudy.Light winds tending southwesterly at 10-20 km/h in the afternoon and evening.

Monday May 14:

City:

12-25 Degrees Celsius

Partly cloudy.

Chance of any rain:0%

Amount:0 mm.

Perth metropolitan area:

Partly cloudy.Winds east-southeasterly at 10-20 km/h.

Tuesday May 15:

City:

12-26 Degrees Celsius

Mostly sunny.

Chance of any rain:0%

Amount:0 mm.

Perth metropolitan area:

Mostly sunny.Winds east-southeasterly at 10-20 km/h.

Forecast for today produced at 11:45 PM Monday May 7,forecast for the rest of the days produced at 5:00 PM Monday May 7.Weather icons courtesy of the US National Weather Service.