Wide Bay and Burnett Forecast Thursday 11 December Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers inland, medium (50%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming northerly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 7:40 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Weather Situation A broad area of low pressure will persist through the Queensland interior over the next few days. A humid and unstable airmass lies over much of the state. The next major upper trough will approach southwestern Queensland on Thursday and is expected to move slowly eastwards across the southern interior of the state on Friday and Saturday, before moving into the Coral Sea during Sunday. Bundaberg 23 - 32 Gympie 22 - 34 Hervey Bay 23 - 31 Kingaroy 20 - 32 Maryborough 22 - 33 Gayndah 23 - 35 Forecast for the rest of Wednesday Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower, becoming less likely later this evening. The chance of a thunderstorm inland. Winds northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening. Queensland Satellite Notes Patchy, bright cloud in QLDs southern interior through to the north of the state with a low pressure trough is triggering showers and potentially severe thunderstorms. Sparse cloud over eastern parts of the state due to a moist onshore breeze is bringing a few light showers.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 07:26:47 +0000