It was quite easy to enjoy todays warm yet breezy conditions around Townsville, plus the current (relaxation-friendly!) temp of 24.1°C and 61% humidity. Our southern areas will be met with increased warmth tomorrow. So lets find out how it is shaping up across all of our delightful regions in the full FORECAST below. And have a great Saturday evening everyone :) ***************************************************************************** This is the Official Forecast for Sunday 26th of October 2014 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. ***************************************************************************** Queensland Warning Summary at issue time - - Fire Weather Warning for Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and Darling Downs and Granite Belt forecast districts; - Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland: Strong Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay and Gold Coast Waters. >>Please check the Bureaus website for details of the above and all latest Qld warnings information at bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/ Weather Situation - A ridge of high pressure lies along the east coast. A surface trough will move eastwards across southern Queensland during Monday and Tuesday. Hot northerly winds over the southern districts ahead of the trough. Forecast for the rest of Saturday - The chance of some showers and storms over the southern districts and Central Highlands this evening. Fine and clear elsewhere. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds across most of the state. Sunday 26 October - Hot over the southern districts. The chance of some showers and storms over the southern districts and the Central Highlands, extending across to the coast south of about Yeppoon late in the day. Fine and clear elsewhere. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds over the eastern and northern districts, light to moderate westerly winds over the southern interior. Fire Danger - Severe over the Darling Downs and Granite Belt. Very high over parts of the southern, central and northern interior. Monday 27 October - The surface trough should drift eastwards across the southern interior. Hot with elevated fire danger ahead of the trough over the southern interior and the southeast, and somewhat milder temperatures (but still above average) behind the trough in the far southwest. Showers and storms are possible in a broad band from the Central West down to the states southeast. Fine in the rest of the state. Tuesday 28 October - The surface trough should extend from the northwest of the state down to the southeast. Hot with elevated fire danger ahead of the trough, particularly over the states southeast. Milder, but still above average temperatures behind the trough over the southern interior. Some showers and storms ahead of the trough in a broad band from the northwest down to the southeast of the state. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Current Moon Phase - Waxing Crescent First Quarter: Fri Oct 31st Full Moon: Fri Nov 07th Last Quarter: Sat Nov 15th New Moon: Sat Nov 22nd _______________________________________________ Forecast for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands - Partly cloudy. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 32. > Fire Danger - Very High > UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Cairns: Partly cloudy. Min 20 Max 31 Atherton: Partly cloudy. Min 13 Max 27 Cooktown: Partly cloudy. Min 23 Max 29 Innisfail: Partly cloudy. Min 19 Max 29 Mareeba: Partly cloudy. Min 15 Max 30 _______________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Sunny. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 34. > Fire Danger - Very High > UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Townsville: Mostly sunny. Min 20 Max 30 Ayr: Mostly sunny. Min 16 Max 30 Ingham: Mostly sunny. Min 17 Max 30 _______________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Sunny. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 35. > Fire Danger - Very High > UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Mackay: Mostly sunny. Min 18 Max 28 Bowen: Mostly sunny. Min 18 Max 29 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - Mostly sunny. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the southwest in the late afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the south in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 36. > Fire Danger - High > UV Alert from 8:00 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Gladstone: Sunny. Min 17 Max 29 Rockhampton: Sunny. Min 17 Max 33 Biloela: Possible late shower or storm. Min 14 Max 35 Yeppoon: Sunny. Min 18 Max 28 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Sunny. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northeasterly before dawn then turning easterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 40. > Fire Danger - Very High > UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Charters Towers: Sunny. Min 16 Max 35 Georgetown: Sunny. Min 17 Max 37 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - Mostly sunny. Medium (40%) chance of showers about the Carnarvon Ranges in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the south in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s. > Fire Danger - Very High > UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Emerald: Sunny. Min 18 Max 36 Clermont: Sunny. Min 16 Max 36 Moranbah: Sunny. Min 15 Max 36 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Mostly sunny. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h early in the morning then tending east to northeasterly in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40. > Fire Danger - High > UV Alert from 8:40 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Mount Isa: Mostly sunny. Min 20 Max 39 ================================================ Updated by Trish for Townsville Storms at 6:32pm 25 Oct 2014. *****************************************************************************
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 08:32:34 +0000
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