7 day weather forecast

   Effective as of 12:00 AM Saturday February 5 2022

View the latest severe weather warnings from BOM at http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/warnings/ .

Explanatory notes:

The Mt Lawley site has seen the hottest January on record with a mean maximum temperature of 33.7°C beating the record of 33.5°C set in January 2012.

It was the hottest January at the official Perth station since January 1962. 

Very hot as hot air mass lies over the region as west coast trough deepens off the west coast.

Perth has seen yet another 40+°C day yesterday, bringing the total number of such days this summer to 12, breaking the previous record of 7 days by a large margin and summer is still not yet over and temperatures are expected to exceed 40°C by a margin again today.

Becoming cooler from Sunday, especially early next working week as a cool air mass advects over the region with a significant cold frontal passage for February on Sunday, as a significant low pressure system lies to the south. Monday would likely be the coldest day since December. Possible showers with the cold frontal passage and in the cool air mass in the wake of the cold front.

Saturday February 5:

City:

21-42  Degrees Celsius

Very hot and sunny.

Chance of any rain:0%

Amount:Nil

Perth Metropolitan Area:

Very hot and sunny.Light winds becoming northeasterly at 10-20 km/h in the morning shifting southwesterly at 20-30 km/h in the afternoon becoming light at night.

Sunday February 6:

City:

21-29  Degrees Celsius

Possible PM shower.

Chance of any rain:30%

Amount:0 to 0.4 mm

Perth Metropolitan Area:

Mostly sunny at first then a slight(30%) chance of showers from afternoon.Light winds becoming west-southwesterly at 20-30 km/h from late morning increasing to southwesterly at 25-40 km/h in the afternoon.

Monday February 7:

City:

16-23  Degrees Celsius

Possible AM shower.

Chance of any rain:30%

Amount:0 to 0.2 mm

Perth Metropolitan Area:

Partly cloudy.A slight(30%) chance of showers clearing in the afternoon.Winds south-southwesterly at 20-35 km/h.

Tuesday February 8:

City:

14-27  Degrees Celsius

Mostly sunny.

Chance of any rain:5%

Amount:Nil

Perth Metropolitan Area:

Mostly sunny.Winds southeasterly at 10-20 km/h tending south-southwesterly at 20-30 km/h in the afternoon and evening.

Wednesday February 9:

City:

15-30  Degrees Celsius

Sunny.

Chance of any rain:0%

Amount:Nil

Perth Metropolitan Area:

Sunny.Winds southeasterly at 10-20 km/h tending south-southwesterly 20-30 km/h in the afternoon and evening.

Thursday February 10:

City:

18-37  Degrees Celsius

Hot and sunny.

Chance of any rain:0%

Amount:Nil

Perth Metropolitan Area:

Sunny.Very hot inland.Winds easterly at 20-30 km/h tending south-southwesterly 15-25 km/h in the afternoon and evening.

Friday February 11:

City:

 -2031 Degrees Celsius

Mostly sunny.

Chance of any rain:10%

Amount:Nil

Perth Metropolitan Area:

Mostly sunny.Light winds becoming south-southwesterly at 20-30 km/h by afternoon.

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