Good Afternoon Folks...........A copy cat day of yesterday and for the next week not much of a change at all. Unfortunately no rain on the horizon for Townsville either so I guess we keep watering or if you like me, I choose to have the pool full of water instead of green grass :) ......... Currently its 27.1C, Humidity is at 62% and the winds are Northerly at 18km/h. Below is your forecast for tomorrow.............................................. _____________________________________________________ This is the Official Forecast for Thursday 30th of October 2014 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. ______________________________________________________ Weather Situation A surface trough stretches from northwest Queensland towards the southeast, and will slowly shift westwards while weakening. A weak high pressure system will move eastwards over southeastern Australia and into the Tasman Sea during Thursday. This high will strengthen later in the week, extending a firming ridge along the east coast. A stronger surface and upper trough system will shift eastwards through inland Queensland over the weekend. Forecast for the rest of Wednesday Showers and thunderstorms likely in a broad band extending from the Gulf Country towards the Central Highlands and Coalfields and across to the Capricorn coast. Light to moderate southeast to southwesterly winds over the southern interior and western districts. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds elsewhere. Thursday 30 October Showers and thunderstorms likely during the afternoon and evening over the central interior and parts of the southern interior, and also affecting the Gulf Country. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms over the Capricornia and Wide Bay and Burnett districts. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Warm to hot over the southeast and the central interior. Light to moderate southeast to southwesterly winds over the southern interior and western districts. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds elsewhere. Fire Danger - Very high over most eastern districts. Friday 31 October The surface trough should drift southwest to lie over western Queensland, with showers and storms likely to occur to the east of the surface trough over the southern parts of the state. Fine over most of the remainder of the state. Saturday 1 November A high over the Great Australian Bight should push a new surface trough eastwards into southwest Queensland. Showers and storms are possible in a band stretching from the northwest of the state down to the southeast, more likely about the southeast. The slight chance of some more isolated showers and storms behind the surface trough over the states southwest. Possible showers returning to the northeast coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Sunday 2 November The surface trough should move slowly eastwards. Showers and storms near and ahead of the trough in a broad band stretching from the northwest of the state down to the southeast, more likely in the southeast and central interior. Isolated showers possible over the northeast coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands - Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 35. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Partly cloudy. Cairns 19 31 Mostly sunny. Atherton 14 30 Partly cloudy. Cooktown 22 31 Partly cloudy. Innisfail 19 30 Mostly sunny. Mareeba 16 33 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inland during the afternoon. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 36. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Partly cloudy. Townsville 21 30 Partly cloudy. Ayr 18 31 Partly cloudy. Ingham 17 32 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inland in the afternoon. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 35. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Partly cloudy. Mackay 20 29 Partly cloudy. Bowen 20 30 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers in the southwest, slight (30%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 35. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:00 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 (Extreme) Partly cloudy. Gladstone 20 29 Partly cloudy. Rockhampton 20 32 Shower or two. Possible storm. Biloela 16 34 Partly cloudy. Yeppoon 21 28 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Mostly sunny. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the southeast in the afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the southeast in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending east to northeasterly in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 36 to 41. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Mostly sunny. Charters Towers 19 36 Sunny. Georgetown 23 39 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - Mostly sunny morning. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Shower or two. Possible storm. Emerald 20 36 Shower or two. Possible storm. Clermont 19 36 Shower or two. Possible storm. Moranbah 18 36 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the northeast in the afternoon. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day then becoming southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 40s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:40 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Sunny. Mount Isa 20 41 _____________________________________________________ Updated by Tania for Townsville Storms at 5.35pm 29th October 2014 _____________________________________________________
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 07:35:12 +0000