I can hear rumbling again...what a glorious sound! A few spots on the patio roof audible too. Hope you all have an awesome weekend planned. Tell us what youre up to and how youre keeping your cool in this heat? Showers and chance of a storm is the predominant feature for Saturday so lets see what tomorrows weather has in store for you in our forecast region... ****************************************************** This is the Official Forecast for Saturday 23rd of November 2013 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. ****************************************************** Warnings current: - Severe Thunderstorm Warning (QLD). No update since 4.22pm at the time of posting... >> Please use this link for details of all current warnings in Qld. bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/index.shtml?ref=hdr ______________________________________________________ Weather Situation A weak monsoon flow exists about the Gulf of Carpentaria, with humid air flowing over northern districts and down into central and southeastern parts of the state to the east of a surface trough. An upper level trough lies over the states southwest, and is expected to strengthen as it gradually moves eastwards across the southern interior over the next few days. The humid airmass combined with the upper trough will result in very unstable conditions to the north and east of the surface trough. Forecast for the rest of Friday Partly cloud but fine over the southwest. Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the remainder. Light to moderate south to southeast winds over the southwest. Light to moderate northeast to northwest winds elsewhere. Saturday 23 November Humid air should remain across much of the state ahead of a surface trough that will lie across the southern interior. The humid air will work with an upper level trough to produce at least scattered showers and thunderstorms across the central interior and the southeast districts, and some of those thunderstorms are likely to be severe. A weak monsoon trough over the Gulf of Carpentaria should produce areas of rain and scattered thunderstorms across the Peninsula district, and the rest of the state should receive scattered showers and thunderstorms except for the southern interior where it should be partly cloudy but fine. Light to moderate south to southeast winds over the southwest. Light to moderate northeast to northwest winds elsewhere. Fire Danger - Very High over the southwest and southern interior. Sunday 24 November An increasingly deep flow of humid air over Cape York Peninsula and parts of the Gulf Country should produce monsoonal rain areas, scattered showers and thunderstorms. Scattered showers and thunderstorms over much of the remainder of the state ahead of a surface trough which should again lie across the southern interior. The southern interior should be fine and dry. Monday 25 November The monsoon trough may drift gradually southwards across far north Queensland, allowing monsoonal rain areas to possibly extend from the Gulf Country across to the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, and to areas to the north. Scattered showers and thunderstorms from the northern interior across to the central coast and down to the southeast coast district, and fine and dry conditions about the southern interior. Tuesday 26 November The trough should extend from the northwest, across the tropical interior and south to the Fraser Island area with showers and thunderstorms contracting to its north. A drier airmass should dominate to the south of the trough bringing fine and partly cloudy conditions. The monsoon trough may remain over the far northern reaches of the state, and so rain areas and thunderstorms should continue across the far northern districts. ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands - Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming north to northeasterly and light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 31. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:00 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Showers and chance of a storm. Cairns 23 30 Showers and chance of a storm. Atherton 18 27 Showers and chance of a storm. Cooktown 25 31 Showers and chance of a storm. Innisfail 23 29 Showers and chance of a storm. Mareeba 21 29 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Winds northeasterly and light increasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Showers and chance of a storm. Townsville 24 30 Showers and chance of a storm. Ayr 22 30 Showers and chance of a storm. Ingham 21 31 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Winds north to northeasterly 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 around 30. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 7:50 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Showers and chance of a storm. Mackay 23 31 Showers and chance of a storm. Bowen 23 30 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Winds north to northeasterly and light increasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 7:40 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Showers and chance of a storm. Gladstone 22 30 Showers and chance of a storm. Rockhampton 22 31 Showers and chance of a storm. Biloela 18 30 Showers and chance of a storm. Yeppoon 23 29 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Winds north to northeasterly and light. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 36. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:00 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Showers and chance of a storm. Charters Towers 22 32 Showers and chance of a storm. Georgetown 24 31 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms are likely to be severe. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 7:50 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Showers and chance of a storm. Emerald 21 31 Showers and chance of a storm. Clermont 21 32 Showers and chance of a storm. Moranbah 21 32 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, more frequent north of Mt Isa. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northeasterly and becoming light during the afternoon and evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 41. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme] Showers and chance of a storm. Mount Isa 24 37 ______________________________________________________ Tropical Cyclone Three Day Outlook for Coral Sea Issued at 2:39 pm EST on Friday 22 November 2013 for the period until midnight EST Monday 25 November 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: Saturday Very low Sunday Very low Monday Very low ****************************************************** Updated by Narelle at 6:13pm 22nd November 2013 ******************************************************
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:14:09 +0000