Good morning everyone. Its Tuesday the 22nd of April 2014. We hope you all had a fabulous Easter Break...... __________________________________________________ Heres your Northern Queensland weather forecast. Weather Situation A slow moving surface trough extends from the Gulf Country towards the southern interior of Queensland. A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the east Queensland coast. The ridge will weaken as the high shifts east through the Tasman Sea during the next few days. A weak trough will shift west over the Coral Sea towards the east tropical and central Queensland coasts during Wednesday. Dry conditions will persist throughout much of southern and western Queensland throughout the forecast period. Forecast for the rest of Tuesday Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and morning drizzle areas about the eastern tropics. Isolated showers and storms over the Peninsula and through the northern Gulf Country, more frequent north of about Weipa. Isolated showers about the central coast, possibly developing southwards towards the Capricorn and Fraser coasts. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Moderate southeast to northeast winds in the north, fresh at times about the coast. Light winds in the south, tending moderate northerly through the interior during the morning. ___________________________________________________ Todays official forecast for the Herbert and Lower Burdekin and surrounds. Cloudy. Isolated showers. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 24 to 29. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 9:00 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Townsville: Cloudy. A possible shower from the late morning. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming southeasterly and light in the late evening. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 9:00 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Ayr: Cloudy. Isolated showers. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 24 to 29. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 9:00 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Ingham: Cloudy. Isolated showers. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 24 to 29. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 9:00 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Charters Towers: Partly cloudy. A possible shower from the late morning until this evening. Winds easterly and light tending northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 9:10 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] ___________________________________________________ Forecasts are Courtesy of the Bureau Of Meteorology Updated by Liz for Townsville Storms at 5:50am
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:52:22 +0000