A very windy afternoon at the Stand today with hardly a soul on the sand or in the water but plenty enjoying the sunshine in the park and play areas. We hope youve had a wonderful weekend and are ready for what Monday will bring? Its currently 21.0°C with 74% humidity and a low of 15°C expected tonight in Townsville. Read further for the full forecast details across our regions... ******************************************************************************* This is the Official Forecast for Monday 11th of August 2014 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. ******************************************************************************* Wind Warnings for Monday 11 August Strong Wind Warning for the following areas: Peninsula Coast and Cooktown. >>Please check the Bureaus website for details of the above and all latest Qld warnings information at bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/ _______________________________________________________ Weather Situation A high pressure system moving slowly east over the Tasman Sea extends a weakening ridge along the central and northern Queensland coast. A new high has entered the Great Australia Bight and will strengthen as it remains relatively stationary and extends a strong ridge across east Queensland on Wednesday. An upper low will most likely develop over the Great Australian Bight on Tuesday and move northeast into South Australia and strengthen on Wednesday. Forecast for the rest of Sunday Fine and mostly clear across most of the state, with only isolated showers about the east tropical coast. Mostly moderate east to southeast winds over the north of the state, fresh at times along the east tropical coast. Mostly moderate southeast to southwest winds over the remainder. Monday 11 August Fine and mostly sunny across most of the state with only isolated showers about the east tropical coast and exposed parts of the southeast coast. Clear skies overnight may lead to a light frost about the parts of the Maranoa and Darling Downs and Granite Belt district. Mostly moderate south to southeast winds increasing to fresh to strong over the east coast. Tuesday 12 August A strong high over the Great Australian Bight will extend a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast as it continues to slowly move east. A moist onshore flow will lead to possible showers along parts of the east coast. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will persist elsewhere. Clear skies overnight may lead to a light frost about the parts of the Maranoa and Darling Downs and Granite Belt district. Wednesday 13 August The strong high over the Great Australia Bight will continue to build a firm ridge through much of Queensland. Isolated showers will occur about much of the east Queensland coast in the fresh to strong onshore wind flow. Moisture will also extend from the coast further into the interior of the state. An upper trough is likely to strengthen into an upper low and move towards the southwest of the state, and produce some isolated and scattered showers further inland through the southern and central interior. Thursday 14 August The upper low will most likely move over far southwestern Queensland and deepen a surface trough extending across western Queensland. Moistening low level flow on the eastern side of the trough should lead to increasing shower activity through the central inland and southwest; if the trough deepens sufficiently, this activity may spread to rain areas and isolated thunderstorms late in the day and evening. Meanwhile, the strong high over the Great Australia Bight will continue to extend a firm ridge through much of Queensland. Isolated to scattered showers about much of the east Queensland coast in the fresh to strong onshore wind flow. _______________________________________________________ Forecast for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands - The chance of light showers near the coast during the morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 18 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 9 [Very High] Possible light early shower. Cairns 19 27 Mostly sunny. Atherton 14 22 Mostly sunny. Cooktown 20 27 Possible light morning shower. Innisfail 18 25 Mostly sunny. Mareeba 16 25 _______________________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Sunny. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then tending east to northeasterly in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 9:20 am to 3:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Sunny. Townsville 15 26 Sunny. Ayr 13 27 Mostly sunny. Ingham 17 26 _______________________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Patchy fog early in the morning. Sunny day. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 28. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 9:20 am to 3:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Sunny. Mackay 14 22 Sunny. Bowen 15 26 _______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - Partly cloudy. Patchy fog early in the morning. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 9:20 am to 2:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Partly cloudy. Gladstone 14 25 Partly cloudy. Rockhampton 13 26 Possible early fog. Biloela 9 25 Early fog then mostly sunny. Yeppoon 14 23 _______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Sunny. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending south to southeasterly in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 30. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 9:20 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Sunny. Charters Towers 13 27 Sunny. Georgetown 15 30 _______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the northeast early in the morning. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 20s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 9:20 am to 3:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Partly cloudy. Emerald 10 26 Partly cloudy. Clermont 8 26 Possible early fog. Moranbah 9 27 _______________________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Sunny. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming south to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 9:50 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Sunny. Mount Isa 10 28 _______________________________________________________ Updated by Narelle for Townsville Storms at 7:03pm 10 Aug 2014. *******************************************************************************
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 09:03:34 +0000
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