Perth Easter weekend weather forecast to be among hottest on record as police caution beachgoers
ABCBeachgoers have been urged to stick to social distancing rules this Easter long weekend with Perth and parts of the South West set to experience potentially record-breaking heat. Key points: Forecasts indicate Perth could get record-breaking heat this Easter Temperatures are likely to be 10 degrees higher than average for April The Bureau of Meteorology says a cool change should arrive by Sunday Good Friday is tipped to reach 36 degrees Celsius and Saturday could see heat records tumble if the city climbs slightly above the 37C forecast. "It's a really hot long weekend in comparison to last year when we had a really cold Good Friday, when it was about 17 degrees in Perth and it snowed on Bluff Knoll. "For places like Perth we'll see the mid to high 30s on Saturday, by Sunday we're dropping back into the high 20s.