Good Afternoon Folks.......... A cool overcast day with some shower activity this morning which has slowly increased as the day moved on. Chance of showers again tomorrow, as is most of our state, although the temp does climb with a top of 31C. Currently the temp is a lovely 23.1C (feel like temp of 23.1C) Humidity is at 93% and the winds are South Easterly at 18km/h. Below is your forecast for tomorrow................................................ _____________________________________________________ This is the Official Forecast for Wednesday 7th of January 2015 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. ______________________________________________________ Warnings current: Flood Warning - Fitzroy River (QLD), Flood Warning - Warrego River Basin (QLD), Flood Warning - Bulloo River (QLD), Flood Warning Summary (QLD). Weather Situation A high pressure system in the Tasman Sea will move slowly east towards New Zealand during the next few days, maintaining a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast. The monsoon trough is expected to develop across the Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Cape York Peninsula and the northern Coral Sea through the week. An upper level trough extends over southern and central parts of the state and is expected to move slowly northwards over the next few days. Forecast for the rest of Tuesday Showers about the eastern districts. Areas of rain, showers and isolated storms over the tropics, and some locally heavy falls are possible over the Gulf Country and northwest districts. Becoming fine and mostly clear through the southern and central interior. Moderate to fresh and southeast to northeasterly winds. Wednesday 7 January Moderate to high chance of showers along the east coast, particularly in the tropics, with the chance of a storm or two about the central and Burdekin coasts. Rain areas, showers and storms over the Peninsula district and near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. A medium chance of showers and storms over the rest of the northern interior. Fine and mostly sunny over the southern interior and central interior. Moderate to fresh and southeast to northeasterly winds, tending westerly over the far north. Fire Danger - Very High over the western Darling Downs. Thursday 8 January The ridge should gradually weaken along the east coast, and so the associated shower activity should ease about along the east coast, though there will still be a moderate chance of them about the eastern tropics. Showers, storms and rain areas should continue over Cape York Peninsula, Torres Strait and along the Gulf of Carpentaria coast near the developing monsoon trough. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms over the remaining northern districts and also near the southwestern border. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Friday 9 January The high near New Zealand will push some showers onto Queenslands east coast, more likely over the eastern tropics. Showers and storms may increase about Queenslands western border area as a low or surface trough approaches from the west. Rain areas, showers and storms will continue near the monsoon trough over Cape York Peninsula and the Torres Strait. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere. Saturday 10 January The ridge along the east coast should weaken during the weekend but will nonetheless push some showers onto the east coast. The monsoon trough seems likely to continue producing areas of rain, showers and some storms over Cape York Peninsula and the Torres Strait. Showers and storms are likely to continue over the far northwest of the state as moisture remains in the region. The possible arrival of a deep trough or low from central Australia may generate showers and storms in the Channel Country and southern interior, though considerable uncertainty remains about this scenario developing at this stage. _____________________________________________________ North Tropical Coast and Tablelands Cairns 24 °C 30 °C Showers increasing. Atherton 19 °C 26 °C Shower or two. Cardwell 24 °C 28 °C Showers. Cooktown 25 °C 31 °C Showers increasing. Innisfail 23 °C 28 °C Showers. Mareeba 21 °C 28 °C Shower or two. ______________________________________________________ Herbert and Lower Burdekin Townsville 24 °C 31 °C Showers. Ayr 22 °C 31 °C Shower or two. Ingham 21 °C 30 °C Showers. _____________________________________________________ Capricornia Gladstone 23 °C 31 °C Shower or two. Rockhampton 22 °C 32 °C Shower or two. Biloela 19 °C 32 °C Possible shower. Yeppoon 23 °C 28 °C Shower or two. _____________________________________________________ Central Coast and Whitsundays Mackay 23 °C 31 °C Showers. Bowen 23 °C 31 °C Shower or two. Carmila 23 °C 31 °C Shower or two. Hamilton Island 25 °C 30 °C Shower or two. Proserpine 22 °C 32 °C Shower or two. ____________________________________________________ Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders Charters Towers 21 °C 31 °C Rain at times. Georgetown 23 °C 32 °C Rain at times. Hughenden 21 °C 33 °C Possible rain. Richmond 20 °C 34 °C Rain at times. ____________________________________________________ Central Highlands and Coalfields Emerald 21 °C 32 °C Possible shower developing. Blackwater 20 °C 33 °C Possible shower. Clermont 19 °C 31 °C Possible shower developing. Dysart 20 °C 31 °C Possible shower. Moranbah 19 °C 31 °C Possible shower. Rolleston 20 °C 34 °C Possible shower developing. Springsure 20 °C 32 °C Possible shower developing. Taroom 19 °C 33 °C Partly cloudy. ____________________________________________________ North West Mount Isa 21 °C 28 °C Possible morning storm. Rain. Camooweal 23 °C 29 °C Rain. Possible storm. Julia Creek 20 °C 32 °C Rain at times. Urandangi 22 °C 28 °C Rain. Possible storm. Cloncurry 22 °C 29 °C Possible early storm. Rain. ____________________________________________________ Tropical Cyclone Outlook for The Coral Sea IDQ10810 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Tropical Cyclone Three Day Outlook for the Coral Sea Issued at 2:31 pm EST on Tuesday 6 January 2015 for the period until midnight EST Friday 9 January 2015. Existing Cyclones in the Eastern Region: Nil. Potential Cyclones: A developing monsoon trough currently lies over the far northern Coral Sea with a weak low embedded in the trough in the Solomon Sea. The monsoon trough is expected to develop further as it drifts south into the Coral Sea during the week. There is no significant risk of tropical cyclone development in the short term. The situation will be monitored carefully. Likelihood of a tropical cyclone in the Eastern Region on: Wednesday Very low Thursday Very low Friday Low ______________________________________________________ Updated by Tania for Townsville Storms at 5.34pm 6th January 2014 _____________________________________________________
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 07:35:01 +0000