Mandurah people make most of hot weather amid WA heatwave warning

The people of Perth and their furry friends flocked to their closest beach on Saturday as parts of WA were under a heatwave warning.

Mandurah was one of the places to be for John and Tracy Burns who took their blue heeler dog Billie for a swim to cool down as temperatures were expected to soar to 38C.

Also making the most of the sunshine were youngsters Ellie Berryman, Cooper and Ava Tucker who were snapped splashing about in the Kwillena Gabi Pool.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe heatwave warning for Perth and Mandurah with temperatures expected to reach 41C and 40C on Sunday and Monday respectively.

Things will cool down a bit by Tuesday with the maximum temperature predicted to reach 31C.

Perth’s metro area exceeded 40C last Wednesday, marking the city’s warmest day since February.

With the mercury rising across most of WA, particularly in the Pilbara region, the Bureau warned that extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.

Maximum temperatures in the low to mid-40s are expected over the coming days with overnight minimum temperatures in the high 20s to low 30s across northern and western WA.

There are also large areas of extreme to severe heatwave conditions over northern and northwestern parts of WA.

The heatwave is expected to peak this weekend before conditions ease in the south early to mid next week.

Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metro area, Broome, Derby, Exmouth, Karratha, Merredin, Northam, Paraburdoo, Port Hedland and Wyndham.

Bureau of Meteorology safety advice

Seek a place to keep cool, such as a home, a library, a community centre or a shopping centre.

Close windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of homes.

If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.

For more information, visit the Bureau website via this link.