Good morning everyone. Its Friday the 7th of March 2014. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Heres your Northern Queensland weather forecast: Warning Summary: Flood warnings remain current for the following rivers; MODERATE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BULLOO RIVER, MODERATE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE GEORGINA RIVER AND EYRE CREEK, MODERATE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE PAROO RIVER, MINOR FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BARCOO RIVER, MINOR FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NICHOLSON RIVER, FINAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BELYANDO AND SUTTOR RIVERS. Weather Situation: A tropical low lies to the south of the southeast tip of Papua New Guinea, and is expected to move to the southwest over the next few days whilst slowly developing. Another low north of the Gulf of Carpentaria is expected to move towards the east-southeast while developing during the next few days. Forecasts over the weekend for the central coast and tropical northern Queensland will be highly dependent on the development and movement of these lows. A high over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over southern Queensland waters. The ridge will be reinforced by a new high moving east into southeastern Australia today. A series of weak upper troughs will move across the south of the state over the next few days, maintaining the weak instability near the inland surface trough over western Queensland. Forecast for the rest of Friday: Isolated showers for eastern districts, increasing along the tropical coast during the afternoon and evening. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms about the far north of the state. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible over the southern interior. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Fire Danger - Very High over the Central Highlands. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Todays official forecast for the Herbert and Lower Burdekin and surrounds: Weather Situation: A tropical low lies to the south of the southeast tip of Papua New Guinea, and is expected to move to the southwest over the next few days whilst slowly developing. Another low north of the Gulf of Carpentaria is expected to move towards the east-southeast while developing during the next few days. Forecasts over the weekend for the central coast and tropical northern Queensland will be highly dependent on the development and movement of these lows. A high over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over southern Queensland waters. The ridge will be reinforced by a new high moving east into southeastern Australia today. A series of weak upper troughs will move across the south of the state over the next few days, maintaining the weak instability near the inland surface trough over western Queensland. Forecast for the rest of Friday: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers, tending to scattered in parts during the afternoon or evening. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h turning easterly in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate. UV Alert from 8:40 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Townsville: Partly cloudy. A shower or two. Winds east to southeasterly 20 to 25 km/h. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate. UV Alert from 8:40 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Ayr: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers, tending to scattered in parts during the afternoon or evening. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h turning easterly in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate. UV Alert from 8:40 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Ingham: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers, tending to scattered in parts during the afternoon or evening. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h turning easterly in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate. UV Alert from 8:40 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Charters Towers: Partly cloudy. A possible shower in the late morning and afternoon. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending easterly in the late afternoon. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate. UV Alert from 8:40 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Bowen: Partly cloudy. Isolated light showers, more frequent near the coast. Winds east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate. UV Alert from 8:20 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Forecasts are courtesy of the Bureau of Meterology. Updated by Ben at 6:59am for Townsville Storms.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:59:59 +0000
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