Western\u00a0inland\u00a0WA\u00a0is expected to be the hottest part of Australia this Saturday, as temperatures are expected to soar\u00a0to the high 30s for the southwest corner, and into the low 40s for the northwest corner.<\/p>\n
A surface trough extending down\u00a0WA’s west coast\u00a0to north of Albany, combined with plentiful\u00a0sunshine\u00a0has allowed temperatures to rise as much as 7-10\u00b0C\u00a0above the March average through the last few days.<\/p>\n
Image: Much of inland western WA\u00a0will heat up\u00a0well above average. Source:\u00a0Weatherzone\u00a0<\/p>\n
Perth\u00a0hasn\u2019t\u00a0been spared from the late season heat, with inland parts of the city exceeding 37\u00b0C\u00a0each day since Wednesday. Perth Airport\u00a0reached 39.1\u00b0C, 39.5\u00b0C\u00a0and 37.3\u00b0C\u00a0on Wednesday,\u00a0Thursday\u00a0and\u00a0Friday\u00a0respectively.\u00a0On the same days, Pearce in the city\u2019s outer northeast, reached temperatures of 39.2\u00b0C, 40.3\u00b0C\u00a0and 39.6\u00b0C. Further north\u00a0and again\u00a0on the same days, Morawa,\u00a0nearly 150km\u00a0east-southeast of Geraldton, reached 38.9\u00b0C, 38.8\u00b0C\u00a0and 40.1\u00b0C.<\/p>\n
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Image: Heatwave severity forecast\u00a0for\u00a0the period from Thursday 19th\u00a0to Saturday 21st. Source:\u00a0Weatherzone\u00a0<\/p>\n
The lingering trough\u00a0will\u00a0start to edge further east on Saturday ahead\u00a0of a cold front\u00a0approaching the southwest coast,\u00a0though there is at least one more day of summerlike heat expected across\u00a0inland\u00a0western\u00a0WA, with a low intensity heatwave forecast across the region. Away from the southwest coast,\u00a0temperatures will reach into the mid to high 30s once more. Temperatures across the Gascoyne and western\u00a0Pilbara will\u00a0likely be\u00a0even hotter, cracking into the 40s for many areas.<\/p>\n