After some of the coldest spring and summer months on record, Perth finally looks set for some reprieve, with the three month forecast to June expected to bring warmer than average temperatures and less rain.
Perth has shivered through the coldest September, October and February in a decade, with extra tropical low activity off the North West coast bringing heavy rains and flooding.
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Although March has delivered less extreme weather for the metropolitan area, the monthly average maximum temperature was nearly two degrees below average at 27.8 degrees while more rain than usual also fell (23.6mm).
The northwest suffered flooding during the month. Broome had its wettest March day in 20 years on the 28th after 128.2 millimetres fell in around 2.5 hours while Port Hedland had two consecutive days with more than 100 millimetres falling on the 22nd and 23rd.
Both weather events caused major flooding with the wet season (October to April) expected to be one of the wettest on record this year.
But Bureau of Meteorology spokesman Neil Bennett said the cooler trend was set to end based on the weather outlook for April, May and June.
"It's looking more likely there will be less rain and it's looking like there'll be above average temperatures," he said.
And it looks like April will get off to a good start from Saturday, with sunny skies and temperatures in around 30 degrees expected until Wednesday.
Perth 7-day-forecast
Friday: 15 – 29, sunny
Saturday: 15 – 30, sunny
Sunday: 17 – 31, sunny
Monday: 16 – 29, sunny
Tuesday: 16 – 29, sunny
Wednesday: 15 – 27, sunny
Thursday: 13 – 25, mostly sunny