Over the 48 hours to 9.00am this morning, there was a total of 46.8mm officially recorded at Townsville Airport which was most certainly needed - how much did you get where you are? Though did you know the wettest on record was back in 1998 with the August total at 258.2mm - wow :) Below is tomorrows latest FORECAST across our districts. ***************************************************************************** This is the Official Forecast for Sunday 17th of August 2014 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. ***************************************************************************** Queensland Warning Summary at issue time - - Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland - Strong Wind Warning for the following areas: Capricornia Coast, Fraser Island Coast, Sunshine Coast Waters and Gold Coast Waters. >>Please check the Bureaus website for details of the above and all latest Qld warnings information at bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/ Weather Situation - An upper level low lies near the southwestern Queensland border and is expected to continue moving east southeast over New South Wales during the weekend before entering the Tasman Sea on Monday. An associated surface trough and rain band will also slip east southeast over southeastern Queensland today before clearing the southern Queensland coast during Sunday morning. Cold west to southwesterly winds will extend through western, central and southern Queensland in the wake of the trough. Forecast for the rest of Saturday - Rain areas and isolated thunderstorms contracting out of the Central Highlands and the eastern Maranoa and extending throughout the southeastern corner of the state. Locally heavy falls are possible. Showers and gusty thunderstorms in the wake of the rain band will clear to the east with the surface trough this evening. Isolated to scattered showers over the eastern and far northern tropics. Isolated showers in the southwest, tending scattered near the New South Wales border with isolated thunderstorms. Fine in the northwest. Moderate to fresh and gusty northeasterly winds over southern central and southeast districts. Moderate to fresh mostly south to southwesterly winds elsewhere. Sunday 17 August - The upper low is expected to move further east southeast over New South Wales while the associated surface trough and thundery rain band will contract east over southeastern Queensland and clear the southern Queensland coast during the morning. Locally heavy falls are possible. Some low cloud will persist through the southern interior with isolated showers, more widespread near the New South Wales border. A new high will move east over South Australia, extending a weak ridge and an onshore wind flow into the eastern tropics north of Townsville with possible isolated showers expected. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere with possible early frost over the central interior and Maranoa. Moderate to fresh and gusty northeasterly winds in the far southeast of the state, decreasing to moderate westerlies during the morning. Moderate to fresh south to southwesterly winds in the west of the state, tending moderate west to southwest elsewhere. Monday 18 August - The upper low is expected to move east into the Tasman Sea during the day, resulting in the deepening of a surface low pressure system. This will extend a cold, fresh west to southwesterly wind flow into southern Queensland. Cloud cover, isolated shower activity and gusty winds will result in a cold day over the Maranoa and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts. Mostly fine conditions are expected in the tropics with just the chance of isolated showers about the far northeastern Peninsula. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere under a ridge of high pressure. Tuesday 19 August - The low in the Tasman Sea will shift further east, relaxing winds over southeastern Queensland. Some cloud cover will likely persist near the southeast inland border with possible isolated showers. A new high will strengthen over the Great Australian Bight and extend a ridge into remaining parts of Queensland. Mostly fine conditions are therefore expected with only isolated showers over the northern Peninsula. Some early frosts are likely through the central and southeast interior. Current Moon Phase - Last Quarter New Moon: Tue Aug 26th First Quarter: Tue Sep 02nd Full Moon: Tue Sep 09th Last Quarter: Tue Sep 16th _______________________________________________ Forecast for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands - Partly cloudy. The chance of showers, contracting to the coast in the morning and clearing in the late afternoon. Light winds becoming northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 28. > Fire Danger - High > UV Alert from 9:10 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Cairns: Possible early shower. Min 21 Max 25 Atherton: Possible early shower. Min 17 Max 24 Cooktown: Possible shower. Min 22 Max 27 Innisfail: Early shower or two. Min 20 Max 25 Mareeba: Possible early shower. Min 19 Max 26 _______________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Sunny. Light winds becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s. > Fire Danger - High > UV Alert from 9:20 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High] Townsville: Mostly sunny. Min 16 Max 27 Ayr: Mostly sunny. Min 14 Max 25 Ingham: Possible early shower. Min 14 Max 27 _______________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Sunny. Light winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:10 am to 3:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Mackay: Mostly sunny. Min 14 Max 24 Bowen: Mostly sunny. Min 16 Max 24 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - The chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Sunny day. Light winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 20s. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:20 am to 2:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Gladstone: Chance of an early storm. Min 16 Max 23 Rockhampton: Chance of an early storm. Min 15 Max 23 Biloela: A few early showers. Min 13 Max 21 Yeppoon: Sunny. Min 15 Max 23 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Sunny. Light winds becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 27. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:20 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High] Charters Towers: Sunny. Min 11 Max 23 Georgetown: Sunny. Min 11 Max 26 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - The chance of thunderstorms in the southeast early in the morning. Sunny day. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 22. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:20 am to 3:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Emerald: Sunny. Min 8 Max 21 Clermont: Sunny. Min 5 Max 21 Moranbah: Sunny. Min 7 Max 22 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Sunny. Light winds becoming south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:50 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High] Mount Isa: Sunny. Min 6 Max 21 ================================================ Updated by Trish for Townsville Storms at 6:15pm 16 Aug 2014. *****************************************************************************
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:16:10 +0000
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