Welcome to Monday the 14th April 2014 ______________________________________________________ Heres your Northern Queensland weather forecast. Weather Situation Tropical Cyclone Ita lies off the central coast of Queensland and is expected to transition to a vigorous low today as it tracks further southeast through the Coral Sea away from the east Queensland coast. A large high will move east over the Great Australian Bight and into the southern Tasman Sea during the forecast period, extending a firm ridge into southern Queensland waters. A series of upper level troughs will move east over central and southern Queensland during the forecast period. Forecast for the rest of Monday Patchy rain areas about southeastern districts, contracting to the east into the Coral Sea with Tropical Cyclone Ita during the day. Cloudy conditions through remaining southeast and central parts with showers expected, more frequent near the coast. Fine and mostly sunny in the far west. Scattered showers about parts of the southern interior. Mostly fine elsewhere over the interior and also through the southern tropics with only isolated showers. Scattered showers and isolated storms through the northern tropics. Winds decreasing about the central coast though increasing through southern Queensland waters. Dangerous surf developing about the east coast of Fraser Island during the evening. ______________________________________________________ Todays official forecast for the Herbert and Lower Burdekin and surrounds. Partly cloudy. The chance of showers. Winds southerly and light becoming east to southeasterly in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:50 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Townsville: Partly cloudy. Winds southerly and light becoming easterly in the late afternoon. Max temp - 31. Ayr: Partly cloudy. The chance of showers. Winds southerly and light becoming east to southeasterly in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30. Ingham: Partly cloudy. The chance of showers. Winds southerly and light becoming east to southeasterly in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 32. Bowen: Cloudy. Isolated showers, clearing during the evening. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 24 to 30. Charters Towers: Partly cloudy. Winds south to southeasterly and light. Max temp - 28 Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:50 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] ______________________________________________________ Forecasts are Courtesy of the Bureau of Meteorology Updated by Narelle for Townsville Storms at 6:54am
Posted on: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 20:54:57 +0000
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