Good Afternoon Folks........ What a difference a day makes and youd be forgiven in thinking that it was the middle of summer instead of the middle of spring...... Was rather a warm one with the mercury creeping over 30C today. The rest of the week will see the temp stay in the low 30C but our overnight temp will be lower than last night at 19C..............Currently its 26.8C with the humidity at 75%. Below is your forecast for tomorrow.............................................. ______________________________________________________ This is the Official Forecast for Wednesday 15th of October 2014 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. ____________________________________________________ Weather Situation A trough will contract east off the southern Queensland coast this evening and off the central and southern tropical coasts late tonight. A high over southern Australia will then extend a cool, dry airmass through much of the state during the next few days. Forecast for the rest of Tuesday Some showers and possible thunderstorms near the coast between about Mackay and Fraser Island, clearing this evening. Showers and thunderstorms through the far northern tropics, decreasing during the evening. Fine and clear elsewhere. Moderate to fresh northwest to northeasterly winds along the east coast, tending southwesterly south of Yeppoon during the evening. Moderate to fresh south to southwesterly winds elsewhere. Wednesday 15 October Showers and possible thunderstorms over the Peninsula, mostly during the afternoon. Fine, dry and cool elsewhere. Possible early frost on the Granite Belt. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeasterly winds, with afternoon sea breezes near the coast. Fire Danger - Very High over much of the northern interior. Thursday 16 October The high will shift slowly eastwards towards Tasmania, maintaining the ridge and dry airmass through much of Queensland. Some showers and thunderstorms are possible over the Peninsula where the moisture remains, particularly during the afternoon. Fine and sunny conditions will continue across the remainder of the state, with possible early frost again on the Granite Belt. Friday 17 October The high will move east into the Tasman Sea, strengthening the ridge along the east Queensland coast. A weak upper trough will combine with a moist onshore flow to produce some showers along the southern coast, possibly extending west to the Great Dividing Range late in the day. Moisture will decrease in the far north of the state with just the slight chance of showers about the Peninsula. Fine and sunny conditions will persist through the interior. Saturday 18 October The high will remain slow moving in the Tasman Sea, extending a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast. Moist onshore winds should produce some showers near the east Queensland coast. The interior of the state will remain fine and sunny. ___________________________________________________ Forecast for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands - Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far north in the afternoon. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 35. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:20 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Sunny. Cairns 20 32 Sunny. Atherton 15 30 Possible afternoon storm. Cooktown 22 31 Sunny. Innisfail 19 30 Sunny. Mareeba 17 33 ____________________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Sunny. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:20 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Sunny. Townsville 19 31 Sunny. Ayr 16 31 Sunny. Ingham 16 31 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Sunny. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 32. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Mostly sunny. Mackay 17 26 Sunny. Bowen 18 29 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - Sunny. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Sunny. Gladstone 14 27 Sunny. Rockhampton 13 28 Sunny. Biloela 8 27 Sunny. Yeppoon 15 25 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Sunny. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day then becoming southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 35. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:20 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Sunny. Charters Towers 15 30 Sunny. Georgetown 18 35 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - Sunny and cool. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 29. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:20 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Sunny. Emerald 11 27 Sunny. Clermont 10 27 Sunny. Moranbah 12 29 ____________________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Sunny and cool. Winds south to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:50 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Sunny. Mount Isa 11 29 ___________________________________________________ Updated by Tania for Townsville Storms at 6.07pm 14th October 2014 _____________________________________________________
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:07:56 +0000
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