Good Afternoon Folks........ The showers have eluded us so far and have stayed in the north but as the day progressed a few darker clouds linger to the west of our city but with the East South Easterlys whipping up this afternoon certainly kept it quite pleasantly cool tho, Still Im dancing up a sweat for the rain to come in tomorrow with even a chance of a thunderstorm :)...... Currently its 23C with the humidity at 63%....... Below is your forecast for tomorrow. ____________________________________________________ This is the Official Forecast for Friday 15th of August 2014 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. _____________________________________________________ Wind Warnings for Friday 15 August Strong Wind Warning for the following areas: Townsville Coast and Mackay Coast. Weather Situation A strong high over the Great Australian Bight will gradually weaken as it moves slowly eastwards over southeastern Australia during the remainder of today and into the Tasman Sea on Friday and Saturday. An upper level low will intensify over northern South Australia during the remainder of today and Friday before moving east southeast over New South Wales during the weekend. A surface trough will deepen further over western Queensland this evening and Friday in response to the upper low. This trough and an associated rain band should then shift east over the state from Friday and is expected to clear off the southern coast by midday Sunday. Forecast for the rest of Thursday Showers increasing to rain areas over the southern interior southeast of about Longreach to Windorah with possible isolated thunderstorms. Showers also increasing about the east tropical coast from the late evening. Isolated to scattered showers over the remaining east coast, and also through the tropical and central interior where isolated thunderstorms are possible during the late afternoon and evening. Mostly fine over the Capricornia and southeast interior with just the chance of isolated showers. A cool and mostly sunny day in the far west with moderate to fresh southerly winds. Moderate to fresh east to northeasterly winds over the remaining interior, tending fresh and gusty southeasterly near the east coast. Friday 15 August Widespread showers, rain areas and isolated thunderstorms are expected to extend from the east tropical coast through the central interior and into the southern interior. Rain periods will intensify in these regions during the day with locally heavy falls developing, particularly with thunderstorms and about the eastern tropical coast. The rain band will being to slowly move to the east late in the day, extending the rain and isolated thunderstorms to the Capricornia, Central Highlands and eastern Maranoa by the end of the day. Isolated showers will persist about the southeast coast. The southeastern interior should remain fine and partly cloudy. The far west and northwest should remain fine and sunny. Moderate to fresh east to northeasterly winds through the east, tending moderate west to southwesterly over the far west. Daytime temperatures will be well below the August average underneath the cloud band and also through the far west of the state in the southerly winds. Saturday 16 August The upper low is expected to shift east southeast into northern New South Wales while the surface trough should shift further east over Queensland, most likely extending from the central coast to the Maranoa by evening. The thundery rain band with possible heavy falls will therefore contract further southeast during the day, gradually extending from central districts and the southern interior into the southeastern corner of the state. Isolated to scattered showers will continue about the tropics in an onshore wind flow. A relatively moist airmass will extend into southwestern Queensland in the wake of the trough generating isolated showers. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected in the northwest. Daytime temperatures will remain below average over much of the state due to cloud cover or southerly winds. Sunday 17 August The upper low is expected to move further east southeast over New South Wales while the surface trough will contract east off the southern Queensland coast during the afternoon. The rain band with possible locally heavy falls will shift southeast through the Capricornia and southeast districts, most likely contracting off the southern coast during the morning, with a dry, gusty westerly change then clearing any remaining shower activity late in the day. Some low cloud will persist through the southern interior with possible isolated showers. A new high will move east over South Australia, extending a weak ridge and an onshore wind flow into the eastern tropics north of Townsville with isolated to scattered showers expected. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere. Monday 18 August The upper low is expected to move into the eastern Tasman Sea during the day. The surface trough will be located off the east coast, with a cooler southwesterly airmass extending across most of the state. Isolated showers are expected in the southwesterly flow through the southeastern interior, particularly about the southern border, with temperatures well below the August average over most of the state. Showers are possible about the northeastern peninsula coast in a weak onshore flow. Fine and sunny conditions are expected over the remainder. _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands - Cloudy. Scattered showers and areas of rain. The chance of thunderstorms in the south until evening. Possible heavy falls about the southern coast. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending east to northeasterly in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 25. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 9:10 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Rain at times. Cairns 19 24 Rain at times. Atherton 14 20 A few showers. Cooktown 21 24 Rain. Innisfail 18 23 Rain at times. Mareeba 17 23 ____________________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Cloudy. Rain areas and the chance of thunderstorms. Possible heavy falls. Winds east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 16 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 20s. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 9:20 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High] Rain periods. Possible thunderstorm. Townsville 17 22 Rain periods. Possible thunderstorm. Ayr 16 22 Rain periods. Possible thunderstorm. Ingham 17 22 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Cloudy. Rain developing in the morning from the north and extending throughout during the day. The chance of thunderstorms with possible heavy falls. Winds easterly 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 22. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 9:20 am to 3:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Rain developing. Mackay 16 20 Rain periods. Possible thunderstorm. Bowen 17 22 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - Cloudy. Patchy rain developing late in the morning, becoming widespread in the afternoon. The chance of thunderstorms in the north during the evening. Winds easterly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 20s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 9:20 am to 2:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 6 [High] Rain developing. Gladstone 14 22 Rain developing. Rockhampton 14 22 Rain developing. Biloela 8 22 Rain developing. Yeppoon 14 21 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Cloudy. Rain and the chance of thunderstorms. Possible heavy falls in the south. Winds east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 24. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 9:20 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Rain. Charters Towers 16 21 Showers. Georgetown 17 24 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - Cloudy. Rain developing in the west late in the morning and gradually spreading east during the day. The chance of thunderstorms with possible heavy falls. Winds easterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 22. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 9:20 am to 3:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Rain developing. Emerald 11 21 Rain developing. Clermont 10 19 Rain developing. Moranbah 12 19 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Partly cloudy. The chance of showers and thunderstorms in the far east until evening. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 9:50 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Cloud clearing. Mount Isa 7 23 _____________________________________________________ Updated by Tania for Townsville Storms at 5.35pm 14th August 2014 ______________________________________________________
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 07:33:52 +0000
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