Good Evening Folks........... A partly cloudy day in Townville today, even teasing us this morning with some darker clouds but alas the trend does continue with no rain. Chance of a shower tomorrow so will do my best rain dance although I fear the only moisture we will see is me working up a sweat ;) Currently its 29.7C with a feel like temp of 30.7C and 57% humidity.......... Read on for tomorrows forecast. _____________________________________________________ This is the Official Forecast for Wednesday 22nd of January 2014 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. _____________________________________________________ Weather Situation The monsoon trough lies over Cape York Peninsula and will remain so over the next few days. A broad area of low pressure will remain over central Australia over the next few days, and a surface trough should remain slow moving over the southern interior of Queensland. A ridge will develop along the southern and central east coast on Thursday with milder southeast winds extending to the southeast of the state. Forecast for the rest of Tuesday Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms in a band from the western districts, across the central interior and into the southeast of the state. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern reaches of the Peninsula district. Fine and mostly clear over the states far eastern districts. Light to moderate northeast to northwest winds over most of the state, with fresh northeast winds about the southeast coast. Moderate southwest to southeast winds over the far south of the state. Wednesday 22 January Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the western districts, central west and southern interior, possibly reaching the far southeastern districts late in the day. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern reaches of the Peninsula district. Isolated showers developing over the northeast coast. Hot over southern and central Queensland. Moderate southeast to northeast winds over much of the state. Fire Danger - Severe in the Channel Country and Darling Downs and Granite Belt. Very high elsewhere. Thursday 23 January Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the southern interior. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms about the far southeast of the state. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern reaches of the Peninsula district. Isolated showers about the northeast coast. Remaining hot over the interior although milder conditions should spread to the far southeast of the state. Friday 24 January Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the western districts, the southern interior and the southern border ranges. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms about the Gulf Country and Peninsula districts. Isolated to scattered showers over the northeast coast. Saturday 25 January Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the western districts and southern interior, extending into the southeast of the state during the day. Mostly sunny about much of the Central Highlands and Central Coast. Scattered showers and thunderstorms about the Gulf Country and Peninsula districts. ____________________________________________________ Forecast for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands - Partly cloudy. The chance of light showers about the coastal fringe. Winds easterly and light, increasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon, then easing. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 32. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme] Possible late shower. Cairns 23 31 Partly cloudy. Atherton 16 28 Possible late shower. Cooktown 23 32 Possible late shower. Innisfail 23 31 Partly cloudy. Mareeba 19 31 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Partly cloudy. Isolated showers near the coast developing in the morning, clearing late in the morning, then the chance of showers during the evening. Winds east to northeasterly and light increasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 35. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme] Possible late shower. Townsville 25 33 Morning shower or two. Ayr 22 33 Possible late shower. Ingham 22 33 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 37. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme] Mostly sunny. Mackay 24 32 Morning shower or two. Bowen 23 32 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - Hot and mostly sunny. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 39. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:00 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme] Mostly sunny. Gladstone 24 33 Hot and mostly sunny. Rockhampton 22 37 Hot and mostly sunny. Biloela 20 38 Mostly sunny. Yeppoon 23 31 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Hot. Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 26 with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 42. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme] Partly cloudy. Charters Towers 21 36 Partly cloudy. Georgetown 22 37 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - Hot. Sunny morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the south from the early afternoon. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day then becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme] Hot and sunny. Emerald 22 40 Hot and sunny. Clermont 22 39 Hot and mostly sunny. Moranbah 21 39 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Hot. Mostly sunny morning. Isolated showers north of Mt Isa in the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 38 to 43. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:40 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 16 [Extreme] Partly cloudy. Mount Isa 25 40 _____________________________________________________ Updated by Tania for Townsville Storms at 6.23pm 21st January 2014 _____________________________________________________
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 08:19:45 +0000
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