Sunday is almost over and its back to work for most of us tomorrow. If you are lucky enough to be venturing off on holidays, have a safe and happy trip. Wed love to hear where youre traveling to and what the weather is like at your destination - let us know! Here is the forecast for Monday in our region... ****************************************************** This is the Official Forecast for Monday 16th of December 2013 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. ****************************************************** Warnings current for QLD: Fire Weather Warning for Channel Country forecast district, Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland (QLD), Severe Thunderstorm Warning (QLD). >>Please check the Bureaus web site for details of all the latest Qld warnings information - bom.gov.au/qld/warnings ______________________________________________________ Weather Situation A high in the Great Australian Bight is pushing a weak ridge up the east coast of Queensland, and a surface trough extends from the northwest down to the states southern interior. The ridge should strengthen from Monday as the high moves east. A weak upper level trough lies over southeast Queensland and is expected to strengthening as it extends northwards early in the working week, and then offshore by Wednesday. Forecast for the rest of Sunday Mainly scattered showers and thunderstorms over the states northwest and over Far North Queensland. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the Central Interior and about the states southeast. Fine and clear elsewhere. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds, fresh at times about the tropical parts of the east coast. Monday 16 December Mainly scattered showers and thunderstorms over the states northwest and over Far North Queensland. Mainly isolated showers and thunderstorms about the southeast quarter of the state, the southern interior and the central interior, more widespread during the afternoon about the Darling Downs and Granite Belt. Fine and mostly sunny over the Channel Country, the Central Coast and the northern interior. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds, fresh at times about the tropical parts of the east coast. Fire Danger - Severe over the Channel Country and high to very high over much of the remaining interior. Tuesday 17 December The upper trough should strengthen over the states southeast, helping to produce showers and thunderstorms about the southeast, the southern interior, and central parts of the state. A strengthening onshore wind flow should push some showers across parts of the east coast, and isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected over the Peninsula district. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state. Wednesday 18 December A firm ridge of high pressure up the east coast should keep most of Queensland fine and mostly sunny except for some isolated showers and thunderstorms over the Peninsula district and some mainly isolated showers over parts of the east coast. Thursday 19 December Fine and mostly sunny except for some isolated showers and thunderstorms over the Peninsula district and some mainly isolated showers over parts of the east coast. ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands - Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Winds east to southeasterly and light increasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 32. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:10 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Shower or two. Cairns 24 30 Shower or two. Atherton 17 27 Shower or two. Cooktown 25 32 Shower or two. Innisfail 24 29 Shower or two. Mareeba 20 30 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Mostly sunny. Winds easterly and light increasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 36. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Mostly sunny. Townsville 24 33 Mostly sunny. Ayr 22 32 Partly cloudy. Ingham 22 33 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Mostly sunny. Winds easterly and light increasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 35. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 7:50 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Partly cloudy. Mackay 23 31 Mostly sunny. Bowen 23 32 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - Partly cloudy. Isolated showers during the late afternoon and evening. The chance of thunderstorms during the late afternoon and evening, mainly inland. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 7:50 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Partly cloudy. Gladstone 22 30 Late shower or two. Rockhampton 21 33 Late shower or two. Biloela 18 32 Partly cloudy. Yeppoon 22 29 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Sunny morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the north from the early afternoon. Winds northeast to southeasterly and light, increasing to 25 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day, then easing. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 40. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Sunny. Charters Towers 20 36 Mostly sunny. Georgetown 22 36 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - Mostly sunny morning. Isolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms from the early afternoon, mainly in the south. Winds east to northeasterly and light increasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 7:50 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Late shower or two. Emerald 20 36 Sunny day. Late shower or two. Clermont 20 36 Mostly sunny. Moranbah 20 36 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Mostly sunny morning. Isolated showers during the afternoon and evening. The chance of thunderstorms from the early afternoon. Winds east to northeasterly and light tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h early in the morning then turning east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:30 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme] Partly cloudy. Mount Isa 25 40 ______________________________________________________ Tropical Cyclone Three Day Outlook for the Coral Sea Issued at 2:45 pm EST on Sunday 15 December 2013 for the period until midnight EST Wednesday 18 December 2013. Existing Cyclones in the Eastern Region: Nil. Potential Cyclones: There are no significant tropical lows in the region and none are expected to develop in the next 3 days. Likelihood of a tropical cyclone in the Eastern Region on: Monday Very low Tuesday Very low Wednesday Very low Further information on Tropical Cyclones is available at: bom.gov.au/weather/cyclone ****************************************************** Updated by Narelle at 6.26pm 15 Dec 2013. ******************************************************
Posted on: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 08:26:42 +0000
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