Perth Weather: Return of winter set to rain on people’s weekend plans once again

Spring may have sprung, but winter isn’t ready to loosen its grip on Perth just yet, with a downpour forecast to rain on people’s weekend plans.

The Bureau of Meteorology says there is a 50 per cent chance of showers in Perth on Saturday, most likely in the morning, before a high chance of significantly more rain on Sunday.

Anywhere from 5mm to 10mm is expected to drench Perth in the morning and afternoon.

BoM meteorologist Jessica Lingard said a weak cold front was making its way across the South West of WA on Friday, bringing showers to the metropolitan area on Saturday morning, with 1mm to 3mm expected to fall primarily in the southern suburbs.

“A second cold front will then make its way through and this will probably be the wetter of the two,” she said.

“The southern suburbs will again see more rain, with 5-10mm expected, and 4-8mm for the northern suburbs.

“This will linger through to Monday, with another 3-8mm expected, before the sun comes back out on Tuesday and temperatures slowly start to recover.”

Ms Lingard said the rain was not unusual for October, which has seen about 20mm far this month, below the long-term average of 40mm.

But it continues an unwelcome trend in WA this year, with 32 days of rain on the weekend, the equivalent of 16 full weekends, setting a nine-year record for the amount of weekend days when the heavens have opened.

At the same time, a heatwave warning is in effect for the northern parts of our State.

The severe heatwave warning was issued to the Kimberley and inland areas of the northern WA, with some areas warned of extreme conditions, as daytime temperatures are expected to soar into the mid-40s with overnight temperatures in the high 20s.

“This is 10 to 12 degrees above average for this time of year,” Ms Lingard said.

She advised people to close windows, draw blinds and avoid working in the hottest part of the day, and if outside, seek shade, drink plenty of water and take regular breaks.