{"id":513908,"date":"2026-03-02T13:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/513908\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:11:11","slug":"perth-and-wa-weather-heatwave-warning-for-parts-of-gascoyne-as-mercury-set-to-climb-in-metro-area-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/513908\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth and WA weather: Heatwave warning for parts of Gascoyne as mercury set to climb in metro area this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Parts of WA are set to swelter through an unrelenting heatwave this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">People in the Gascoyne are urged to brace for scorching heat, with temperatures tipped to reach mid-forties as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The Bureau of Meteorology issued a heatwave warning at 1.03pm on Monday, outlining the conditions to come for the north-western pocket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cMaximum temperatures ranging from the high thirties to the high forties. Overnight minimum temperatures ranging from the mid to high twenties,\u201d The warning reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The heatwave is predicted to continue into next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cSevere heatwave conditions over the western Gascoyne are expected to persist through most of the week and potentially into next weekend,\u201d the advice continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The worst of the heat will be felt on Tuesday with a top of 45C in store for Gascoyne Junction. Maximums of 43C are forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, with a slight dip on Friday and Saturday before an uptick to 43C on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/c5527af491b15424db1a86a74d38d9fab60debb2-4x3-x23y0w679h509.jpg\" alt=\"The intensity of the heat, highlighted in orange, will trickle down to the metro area on Friday, as seen in yellow. \" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconThe intensity of the heat, highlighted in orange, will trickle down to the metro area on Friday, as seen in yellow.  Credit: BoM<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The blistering conditions will trickle down to the Perth metro area, where temperatures are expected to reach near 40C in the latter half of the week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The city\u2019s run of cooler days will come to an end on Tuesday, with 34C forecast as the maximum temperature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Perth will continue to turn up the heat on Wednesday and Thursday, with the mercury tipped to reach the mid-thirties, before the worst hits on Friday with a top of 38C.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Relief is in store on Saturday as the mercury starts to drop and will continue to cool off on Sunday and Monday.<\/p>\n<p>PERTH WEATHER FORECASTTuesday: Sunny, 18-34 \u2600\ufe0fWednesday: Sunny, 20-36 \u2600\ufe0fThursday: Sunny, 21-35 \u2600\ufe0fFriday: Sunny, 22-38 \u2600\ufe0fSaturday: Mostly sunny, 21-35 \u26c5\ufe0fSunday: Partly cloudy, 20-33 \u26c5\ufe0fMonday: Mostly sunny, 19-30 \u26c5\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Forecast sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Parts of WA are set to swelter through an unrelenting heatwave this week. 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