Just 2 more sleeps and only 1 more shopping day until Santa visits...whos excited...whos freaking out? Its currently 27.5°C here in The Festive Ville and with 67% humidity it feels-like 29.4°C. We are expecting a low of 25°C overnight and youll never guess what the top will be tomorrow? Yep, thats right, 33°C and a mostly sunny Christmas Eve awaits us! Read on further for the full forecast details across our regions... ******************************************************************************* This is the Official Forecast for Wednesday 24th of December 2014 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. ******************************************************************************* No Warnings Current. >>Please check the Bureaus website for details of the latest Qld warnings information at bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/ _______________________________________________________ Weather Situation A high over the central Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge along the east coast of Queensland. The ridge will relax from tomorrow as the high moves to the east of New Zealand and weakens. A surface trough lies through the far southwest of the state and is expected to remain slow moving over the interior until late in the week. A series of upper level troughs will affect western and southern Queensland during the forecast period, particularly late in the week. Forecast for the rest of Tuesday Some showers and gusty storms west of Normanton to Julia Creek to St George. Possible showers and storms over the Peninsula, mostly near the west coast. Some showers developing near the north tropical coast tonight. Moderate to fresh southerly winds in the far southwest. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds elsewhere, fresh at times near the east coast north of Fraser Island. Wednesday 24 December A slight to medium chance of showers and storms west of about Normanton to Longreach to Ipswich. Some showers and possible late storms over the western Peninsula. Showers about the north tropical coast, decreasing during the afternoon. A slight chance of showers near central coast and Fraser Island. Fine and mostly sunny over remaining central and southeast parts. Moderate to fresh southerly winds in the far southwest. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds elsewhere, tending fresh northerly over the central interior during the morning. Fire Danger - Very High over the western Darling Downs and parts of the northern interior. Thursday 25 December Cloud will increase through the west of the state as an upper level trough moves into the area, with some patchy rain, showers and storms expected for western districts. A surface trough will remain slow moving in the far southwest, while another weak surface trough will extend through the southeastern interior. This will lead to a medium to high chance of showers and storms through the southeast inland, mostly during the afternoon and evening. The east coast should be mostly fine with just the slight chance of a shower in a weak onshore wind flow. Some storms remain possible over the western Peninsula and Gulf Country. Friday 26 December The upper trough in the west of the state will shift a little further east, extending cloud from the northwest into the southeastern interior. A surface trough will persist through the southeastern interior, combining with the upper feature to lead to a medium to high chance of showers and storms over the Maranoa and southeast inland, with a slight chance of activity extending to the southern coast late in the day. Conditions should be mostly fine over the remaining east coast with just the slight chance of a shower in the weak onshore wind flow. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms will persist through the far northwestern tropics and remaining western districts. Saturday 27 December The upper trough will likely focus through the Maranoa and southeast, while a surface trough will likely persist over the southeastern interior. A medium to high chance of showers and storms is therefore expected through the Maranoa and Warrego and into the southern central highlands and southeastern corner of the state. Some locally heavy falls are possible with storms. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms will persist through remaining western parts of the state into the western Peninsula. The eastern tropics and central coast will remain mostly fine with just the slight chance of shower. _______________________________________________________ Forecast for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands - Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers near the coast, slight (30%) chance elsewhere. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 35. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:20 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Shower or two. Cairns 24 32 Possible shower. Atherton 17 31 Shower or two. Cooktown 25 32 Shower or two. Innisfail 23 31 Possible shower. Mareeba 19 32 _______________________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Mostly sunny. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h early in the morning then tending east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 36. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Mostly sunny. Townsville 25 33 Mostly sunny. Ayr 22 33 Possible shower. Ingham 22 33 _______________________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Sunny. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:00 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Mostly sunny. Mackay 22 33 Mostly sunny. Bowen 23 32 _______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - Sunny. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 7:50 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Sunny. Gladstone 22 31 Sunny. Rockhampton 20 34 Sunny. Biloela 18 35 Sunny. Yeppoon 22 29 _______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the southwest in the late morning and afternoon. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then tending east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 25 with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 41. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Sunny. Charters Towers 22 36 Mostly sunny. Georgetown 24 39 _______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the south in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 19 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:00 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Sunny. Emerald 20 35 Sunny. Clermont 19 36 Sunny. Moranbah 19 36 _______________________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of thunderstorms. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the morning then becoming southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 36 to 42. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:40 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Shower or two. Possible storm. Mount Isa 25 37 _______________________________________________________ Tropical Cyclone Three Day Outlook for the Coral Sea Issued at 2:30 pm EST on Tuesday 23 December 2014 for the period until midnight EST Friday 26 December 2014. Existing Cyclones in the Eastern Region: Nil. Potential Cyclones: There are no significant lows in the region and none are expected to develop in the next three days. Likelihood of a tropical cyclone in the Eastern Region on: Wednesday Very low Thursday Very low Friday Very low ******************************************************************************* Updated by Narelle for Townsville Storms at 7:28pm 23 Dec 2014. *******************************************************************************
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 09:28:08 +0000
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