Finally its Friday night and we hope youre having a perfect start to a great weekend? Its currently 26.8°C in The Ville and with 80% humidity, it feels like 29.3°C. Have an awesome Saturday! For the full forecast details across our regions tomorrow, read on... ****************************************************** This is the Official Forecast for Saturday 5th of April 2014 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. ****************************************************** Warnings current: Severe Thunderstorm Warning (QLD), Flood Warning - Condamine and Balonne Rivers (QLD), Flood Warning - Moonie River (QLD), Flood Warning - Paroo River (QLD), Flood Warning - Georgina River and Eyre Creek (QLD), Flood Warning Summary (QLD). Please click on this link for the full warning details: bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/index.shtml?ref=hdr ______________________________________________________ Weather Situation A ridge of high pressure extends along the east Queensland coast and is expected to weaken during the weekend. A surface trough extends from the northwest of the state into the southern interior and is expected to shift east into southeastern Queensland during Sunday. A coastal trough and an associated southerly wind change will shift north into far southern Queensland waters late on Sunday. A tropical low lies to the southwest of the Solomon Islands and is expected to move slowly westwards over the northern Coral Sea during the forecast period. Forecast for the rest of Friday Isolated showers about the east Queensland coast, mostly north of Townsville. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms over the Peninsula. Scattered showers and gusty storms over the southern interior. Isolated showers and possible storms about the far northwest of the state and also about the Granite Belt. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds, fresh at times about the east tropical coast. Saturday 5 April Isolated to scattered showers and gusty thunderstorms over the southern interior, extending east into the southern Darling Downs. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern Peninsula. Isolated to scattered showers over the eastern tropics, with possible isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. Isolated showers and thunderstorms near the southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Moderate southerly winds in the southwest. Fresh southeasterly winds along the east tropical coast. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds elsewhere. Sunday 6 April The inland trough will shift eastwards into southeastern Queensland, while a coastal trough will shift north along the New South Wales coast, most likely entering far southern Queensland waters during the afternoon or evening. Instability will extend from the southern interior into the southeast, with scattered showers and gusty storms expected. Some storms will likely be severe. Isolated showers and storms should occur about the far northern Peninsula and near the southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere. Monday 7 April The coastal trough will shift further northwards through southern Queensland waters, while the inland trough will weaken and shift further west. A new high entering the Tasman Sea will build a ridge into southern Queensland waters in the wake of the trough. Isolated to scattered showers will occur over the southern, Wide Bay and Capricornia coasts, more frequent near the trough. The tropical low should shift further west through the northern Coral Sea though remain well offshore of the north Queensland coast. Isolated to scattered showers are expected over the eastern tropics, with possible thunderstorms north about Cairns. Isolated showers and storms should develop over the far southwest as a new upper level trough develops over Western Australia. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere. Tuesday 8 April The tropical low should move further west through the far northern Coral Sea. Showers and thunderstorms will possibly increase about the east Peninsula coast as the tropical low moves closer. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will occur over the western Peninsula, mostly during the afternoon. The ridge will extend further north into the central and southern tropical coasts, with isolated to scattered showers expected in the onshore wind flow, mostly about the central coast. Showers and gusty thunderstorms should occur in the far southwest of the state as the upper level trough shifts further east into central Australia. Mostly fine conditions are expected over the remainder of the state. ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands - Partly cloudy. Scattered showers, more frequent near the coast. The chance of thunderstorms from the early afternoon, mostly in the west. Winds southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 31. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:50 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] A few showers. Cairns 24 30 Shower or two. Atherton 19 25 A few showers. Cooktown 24 30 A few showers. Innisfail 23 29 Shower or two. Mareeba 21 29 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Partly cloudy. Isolated to scattered showers. The chance of thunderstorms from the early afternoon, mostly inland. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 32. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:50 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] A few showers. Townsville 23 31 A few showers. Ayr 22 31 A few showers. Ingham 23 30 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Partly cloudy. Isolated to scattered showers. The chance of thunderstorms from the early afternoon, mostly inland. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h turning easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:50 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] A few showers. Mackay 23 29 A few showers. Bowen 23 30 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - Mostly sunny. Isolated light showers in the morning and afternoon. Winds east to southeasterly and light tending east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:40 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Light early shower or two. Gladstone 21 29 Possible light shower. Rockhampton 21 31 Mostly sunny. Biloela 18 32 Light early shower or two. Yeppoon 22 28 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms from the late morning until evening, mostly in the east. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 38. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:50 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] A few showers. Charters Towers 20 32 Mostly sunny. Georgetown 21 35 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms about the Carnarvon Ranges and in the far northeast, mostly during the afternoon. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:50 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Partly cloudy. Emerald 20 33 Mostly sunny. Clermont 19 33 Partly cloudy. Moranbah 19 32 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Sunny. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h before dawn. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the high 30s. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 9:20 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Sunny. Mount Isa 21 37 ______________________________________________________ Tropical Cyclone Three Day Outlook for the Coral Sea ****************************************************** Issued at 2:42 pm EST on Friday 4 April 2014 for the period until midnight EST Monday 7 April 2014. Existing Cyclones in the Eastern Region: Nil. Potential Cyclones: At 10am EST a low was located to the south of the Solomon Islands near 11S 158E. The low is expected move west through the northern Coral Sea during the outlook period, remaining well offshore of the Queensland east coast. The low is in a moderately favourable environment for development, but will enter a more favourable environment during the weekend with some intensification expected. Likelihood of a tropical cyclone in the Eastern Region on: Saturday Moderate Sunday High Monday High NOTES: The likelihood is an estimate of the chance of each system being a tropical cyclone in the Region for each day. Very Low: less than 5% Moderate: 20 to 50% Low: 5% to 20% High: over 50% For more information regarding the Tropical Cyclone Three Day Outlook for the Coral Sea, see this link: bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/cyclone.shtml ****************************************************** Updated by Narelle for Townsville Storms at 7.40pm 4th April 2014 ******************************************************
Posted on: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 09:40:44 +0000
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