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Thursday, 17 May 2018

Weather forecast for Perth effective as of 12:00 AM Thursday May 17

Weather forecast for Perth effective as of 12:00 AM Thursday May 17
Explanatory notes:
Scroll down below this section for forecast. 


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).





Unusually warm weather persists throughout the forecast period with a blocking subtropical high pressure ridge to the south with a blocking high in the Great Australian Bight throughout the forecast period.

The persistent high blocking high results in roughly the same temperatures everyday!

Also possible smoke haze at times depending on prescribed burns.









Thursday May 17:
City:
10-25 Degrees Celsius
High clouds(mostly sunny).
Chance of any rain:0%
Amount:0 mm.




Perth metropolitan area:
High clouds(mostly sunny).Possible smoke haze depending on prescribed burns.Winds east-northeasterly at 10-25 km/h becoming light from afternoon.


Friday May 18:
City:
10-25 Degrees Celsius
High clouds(mostly sunny).
Chance of any rain:0%
Amount:0 mm.




Perth metropolitan area:
High clouds(mostly sunny).Winds east-northeasterly at 10-20 km/h becoming light from afternoon.


Saturday May 19:
City:
10-25 Degrees Celsius
High clouds(mostly sunny).
Chance of any rain:0%
Amount:0 mm.




Perth metropolitan area:
High clouds(mostly sunny).Winds east-northeasterly at 10-20 km/h becoming light from afternoon.


Sunday May 20:
City:
10-25 Degrees Celsius
Sunny.
Chance of any rain:0%
Amount:0 mm.




Perth metropolitan area:
Sunny.Light winds.


Monday May 21:
City:
11-26 Degrees Celsius
Sunny.
Chance of any rain:0%
Amount:0 mm.




Perth metropolitan area:
Sunny.Winds east-northeasterly at 10-20 km/h becoming light from afternoon.


Tuesday May 22:
City:
11-27 Degrees Celsius
Sunny.
Chance of any rain:0%
Amount:0 mm.




Perth metropolitan area:
Sunny.Winds northeasterly at 10-20 km/h becoming light from afternoon.


Wednesday May 23:
City:
12-27 Degrees Celsius
High clouds(mostly sunny).
Chance of any rain:0%
Amount:0 mm.




Perth metropolitan area:
High clouds(mostly sunny).Winds northeasterly at 15-25 km/h tending 10-20 km/h in the afternoon and evening.



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.