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Tomorrows FORECAST for the new week is below covering our beautiful regions, and please be mindful of extreme UV indexes. ***************************************************************************** This is the Official Forecast for Monday 27th 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, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast forecast districts; - Severe Thunderstorm Warning (QLD): for Central Highlands and Coalfields, Wide Bay and Burnett, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast Forecast Districts; - Marine Wind Warning Summary: 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 - bom.gov.au/qld/warnings Weather Situation - A weak ridge of high pressure lies along the east coast. A surface trough will move eastwards across southern Queensland during Monday and Tuesday. Hot, and at times gusty northwest winds over southern Queensland ahead of the surface trough. Forecast for the rest of Sunday - Showers and storms over the southern districts and the Central Highlands, extending across to the southeast coast during the evening. Fine and clear elsewhere. Mainly light to moderate southeast to northeast winds over the eastern and northern districts, light to moderate westerly winds over the southern interior. Monday 27 October - Hot with elevated fire danger over the southern interior and the southeast. Showers and storms are possible in a broad band from the Central West down to the states southeast. Fine and sunny over the rest of the state. Moderate to fresh northwest to southwest winds across the southern districts and the central west. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds elsewhere. Fire Danger - Extreme to severe over large parts of the southern interior. Severe over the southeast and the northern interior. High to very high elsewhere. 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. 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. Wednesday 29 October - The surface trough should shift northwards, producing a band of showers and storms from the Gulf Country down to the Capricornia and Wide Bay coasts. Warm to hot over the southeast and the central interior. 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 - Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming easterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 34. > Fire Danger - Very High > UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Cairns: Mostly sunny. Min 19 Max 31 Atherton: Mostly sunny. Min 13 Max 29 Cooktown: Mostly sunny. Min 22 Max 30 Innisfail: Mostly sunny. Min 18 Max 29 Mareeba: Mostly sunny. Min 15 Max 31 _______________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Sunny. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending north to northeasterly in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 36. > 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 17 Max 31 Ingham: Mostly sunny. Min 16 Max 31 _______________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Sunny. Light winds becoming northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending northerly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 36. > 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 29 Bowen: Mostly sunny. Min 19 Max 30 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the southwest in the evening. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending north to northeasterly in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 37. > Fire Danger - Very High > UV Alert from 8:00 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Gladstone: Mostly sunny. Min 19 Max 30 Rockhampton: Mostly sunny. Min 18 Max 35 Biloela: Sunny. Min 15 Max 36 Yeppoon: Mostly sunny. Min 19 Max 30 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Sunny. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 40. > Fire Danger - Severe > UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Charters Towers: Sunny. Min 17 Max 36 Georgetown: Sunny. Min 19 Max 39 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - Mostly sunny. Medium (40%) chance of showers in the south in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds northerly 20 to 30 km/h turning west to northwesterly in the morning then tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 20 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: Partly cloudy. Min 19 Max 38 Clermont: Mostly sunny. Min 18 Max 37 Moranbah: Sunny. Min 16 Max 37 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Mostly sunny. Winds northwest to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then tending southeast to southwesterly in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 25 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 40s. > Fire Danger - High > UV Alert from 8:40 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Mount Isa: Sunny. Min 21 Max 40 =============================================== Updated by Trish for Townsville Storms, at 7:10pm 26 Oct 2014. *****************************************************************************
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 09:10:55 +0000
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