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.

SITE 23034 (34.9524°S 138.5196°E 2m AMSL), Commenced 1955 ...

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 40842 (27.3917°S 153.1292°E 5m AMSL), Commenced 1992 ...

SITE 83091 (37.3016°S 146.1489°E 340m AMSL), Commenced 2004 ...

SITE 23829 (34.9516°S 138.8754°E 355m AMSL), Commenced 1882 ...

SITE 33247 (20.4925°S 148.5550°E 20m AMSL), Commenced 1978 ...

SITE 17115 (29.1266°S 140.9018°E 110m AMSL), Commenced 1987 ...

SITE 16036 (31.4831°S 137.4805°E 100m AMSL), Commenced 1928 ...