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 ...

SITE 89002 (37.5127°S 143.7911°E 436m AMSL), Commenced 1908 ...

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 86068 (37.7408°S 145.0972°E 67m AMSL), Commenced 1999 ...

SITE 33045 (21.1706°S 149.1794°E 6m AMSL), Commenced 1950 ...

SITE 40846 (28.0017°S 153.3083°E 3m AMSL), Commenced 1992 ...

SITE 82122 (36.1167°S 146.1333°E 164m AMSL), Commenced 1889 ...