Perth has escaped the worst of Western Australia's heat on Friday as temperatures in inland regions soared beyond 47°C.

The long weekend is set to end on a sizzling hot note, with clear skies and plenty of sunshine expected across most capital cities.

To put that in perspective, New Orleans is on the same latitude (or at least the northern hemisphere equivalent) as Coffs ...

A 93 km/h wind gust was observed at Gold Coast Airport ( Coolangatta) at 8:52am AEST (so within a few minutes of the Cape ...

Widespread falls of 20-40mm are expected on Friday, with isolated pockets of Wales and southern England expected to receive ...

SITE 68255 (34.4875°S 150.4014°E 720m AMSL), Commenced 2000 ...

A prolonged heatwave in Australia's interior will persist for at least a week with extreme heat in five states.

SITE 24517 (34.9145°S 139.3010°E 40m AMSL), Commenced 1876 ...

SITE 40496 (26.7850°S 153.1147°E 57m AMSL), Commenced 1972 ...

SITE 40126 (25.5132°S 152.7152°E 9m AMSL), Commenced 1870 ...

SITE 9021 (31.9275°S 115.9764°E 16m AMSL), Commenced 1944 ...

SITE 73017 (34.0824°S 148.3650°E 440m AMSL), Commenced 1890 ...