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Thursday, 26 July 2018

Weather forecast for Perth effective as of 5:00 AM Thursday July 26

Weather forecast for Perth effective as of 5:00 AM Thursday July 26
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 3.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 4.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 strong cold frontal passage occured yesterday.Gusty winds occured at times,with gusts in excess of 70 km/h recorded on land,reaching 89 km/h on Rottnest Island.Showers,strong,gusty winds also occurred at night in the cold pool behind the cold front with a low pressure system over the southwest of the state.WInd gusts in excess of 80 km/h were recorded over land.

Partly to mostly cloudy for the rest of today with the slight chance of showers developing with solar heating of land.

A weak cold front  brushing the region on Friday and another weak cold front brushing the region on Sunday/Monday.





The rest of Thursday July 26:
City:
9-19 Degrees Celsius
Possible shower
Chance of any rain:30%
Amount(rest of today):0 to 0.2 mm.



Perth metropolitan area:
Partly to mostly cloudy.A slight(30%) chance of showers.Winds southerly at 5-15 km/h becoming south-southwesterly at 15-25 km/h from around the middle of the day easing to southerly at 5-15 km/h back at night.


Friday July 27:
City:
9-18 Degrees Celsius
Showers.
Chance of any rain:90%
Amount:0.4 to 3 mm.



Perth metropolitan area:
Mostly cloudy.A high(90%) chance of showers most likely in the early hours and at night.Light winds becoming west-southwesterly at 10-20 km/h from around the middle of the day becoming light at night.


Saturday July 28:
City:
7-18 Degrees Celsius
Possible pre dawn shower.
Chance of any rain:30%
Amount:0 to 0.4 mm.



Perth metropolitan area:
Partly to mostly cloudy.A slight(30%) chance of showers in the early hours easing to a slight(20%) chance from morning.Light winds.

Sunday July 29:
City:
8-19 Degrees Celsius
PM showers.
Chance of any rain:70%
Amount:0.4 to 3 mm.



Perth metropolitan area:
Partly to mostly cloudy.A high(70%) chance of showers from afternoon,most likely at night.Winds west-northwesterly at 10-20 km/h.

Monday July 30:
City:
9-18 Degrees Celsius
Showers.
Chance of any rain:70%
Amount:0.4 to 4 mm.



Perth metropolitan area:
Partly to mostly cloudy.A high(70%) chance of showers.Light winds.

Tuesday July 31:
City:
7-19 Degrees Celsius
Shower or two.
Chance of any rain:50%
Amount:0 to 1 mm.



Perth metropolitan area:
Partly to mostly cloudy.A medium(50%) chance of showers.Winds northwesterly at 15-25 km/h.

Wednesday August 1:
City:
10-18 Degrees Celsius
Showers
Chance of any rain:90%
Amount:5 to 15 mm.



Perth metropolitan area:
Partly to mostly cloudy.A very high(90%) chance of showers.The chance of a thunderstorm.Winds west-southwesterly at 30-45 km/h.


Forecast for today produced at 12:00 AM,forecast for the rest of the days produced at 4:20 PM Wednesday July 11.Weather icons courtesy of the US National Weather Service.