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Perth weather: Hyde Park Fair cancelled as autumn rains, lightning storm hit

Staff reporterThe West Australian
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VideoPerth is expecting a month's worth of rain over the next few days.

The Hyde Park Fair has been cancelled as Perth continues to be bucketed with its first rains of autumn.

The city was hit with 10.2mm of rain by 8.40am, with an electrical storm rumbling over the northern suburbs.

But the public holiday storm has already claimed its first event in the fair, which opened yesterday.

The Rotary Club of North Perth told how the weather had resulted in the festival finishing early.

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Gloomy skies over the city this morning.
Camera IconGloomy skies over the city this morning. Credit: Simon Santi/The West Australian

“Please note this decision hasn’t been made lightly. The safety of everyone is our main priority,” the organisers told punters this morning.

“We want to thank everyone who came down yesterday to the fair to support our local small businesses.”

The family-friendly event was set to include fairground rides, food stalls and entertainment and has attracted as many as 40,000 people over its two days in previous years.

Perth is forecast to receive up to 20mm of rain today, while rains are forecast to continue for the rest of the week.

The Hyde Park Fair has been cancelled due to the wild weather.
Camera IconThe Hyde Park Fair has been cancelled due to the wild weather. Credit: Supplied/PerthNow

In the Perth hills Bickley has already notched up 12mm of rainfall while Swanbourne has 10mm on the tally.

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned the city could reach its average monthly rainfall in a matter of days.

“Monday has a 25 per cent chance of getting up to 15mm, and Tuesday and Wednesday has some reasonable chances of some 5 or 10mm,” Bureau senior forecaster Matt Boterhoven said.

“The average rainfall in March is around 19.7mm for Perth… so we could reach the average rainfall in the first week.”

But temperatures will still enjoy the hangover of summer with up to 31C forecast for the rest of the week.

The wet weather isn’t unusual for the beginning of autumn.

Last March, Perth recorded 32.8mm with our wettest day on March 18.

“From time to time we can get showers and thunderstorms during autumn, it doesn’t matter if it’s the beginning or end.”

PERTH FORECAST

Tuesday: 18-31C, shower or two and a possible storm. Possible rainfall, 2-6mm.

Wednesday: 21-27C, shower or two and possible storm. Possible rainfall, 3-10mm

Thursday: 18-27C, possible shower or storm. Possible rainfall, 3-10mm

Friday: 19-27C, partly cloudy.

Saturday: 18-28, partly cloudy

Sunday: 19-30, partly cloudy

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