Perth weather: City braces for coldest day of the year as endless summer finally comes to an end
Perth's endless summer appears to be over as a spate of afternoon showers begins a cool change sweeping across the city and the the South West.
Saturday will spearhead what is the start of a noticeable drop in conditions, with early morning temperatures set to sink to 5C degrees.
The brisk start to the weekend will mark Perth's coldest day of the year so far.
Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Jessica Langard said the chilly change will kick off on Thursday afternoon with the arrival of rain clouds.
'We do have an approaching cold front, quite a wintery cold front,' she told The West Australian, adding that after it will feel even cooler after it's moved through.
'As we move into the afternoon and evening we'll start to see those showers pushing up from the south.'
Mandurah will be first to see the rainfall, followed Perth and the northern suburbs.
The rain will continue into the night and throughout Saturday morning, slowly easing in the afternoon.
Ms Langard advised people to take an umbrella out, with showers expected to pick up again Saturday night.
Participants in the HBF Run For A Reason fun run should probably pack a waterproof layer, with up to 4mm of rain forecast for Sunday as well.
Participants might also need a warm layer, with a second cold front expected to move through on Sunday morning, spurring on those extra showers and a minimum of 9C degrees.
The balmy autumn weather Perth has been enjoying the past few weeks — with maximum temperatures often in the high 20s —appear to be running in short supply, with the mercury across the city not expected to surpass the low 20s next week.
'It'll stay fairly cool through the start of the week,' Ms Langard said. 'There is some dryer weather coming, and even though the sun will come back out, it's not going to be as warm as it has been.'
'We've been in the mid 20s all this week and now it'll be low 20s, and then another system will be coming through.
'So it's definitely feeling like we won't be bouncing back as high, and like we'll sinking into those more wintery conditions now.'
The colder weather isn't limited to Perth. On Saturday, the western Goldfields and the central Wheatbelt will see temperatures drop below 0C degrees.
West of Narrogin could fall to -2C, as could Collie.
York and Southern Cross are likely to dip to -1C.
While the arrival of rain is a welcome relief for farmers, Ms Langard warned that even though BoM was forecasting 1C and 2C in some of these regions, ground temperature in these areas could drop below 0C, spelling bad news for crops.
'There is a risk of frost for farmers this weekend,' she said.
Thursday:
Late showers or two, 9-23
Friday:
Showers, 10-17
Saturday:
Showers, 5-17
Sunday:
Showers, 9-19
Monday: Sunny,
7-19
Tuesday:
Sunny, 8-21
Wednesday:
Partly cloudy, 9-22
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