Good Afternoon Folks........ A copycat day of yesterday with the only exception of being a degree cooler at a top of 32C today and tomorrow is looking to be the same :) Currently its 28.3C(feel like temp of 29.9C) Humidity is at 60% and the winds arenortherly at 22km/h. Below is your forecast for tomorrow................................................. _____________________________________________________ This is the Official Forecast for Friday 19th of December 2014 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. _____________________________________________________ Weather Situation A surface trough stretches from the northwest of the state down to the southeast, and will be pushed northwards during Friday as a new high pressure system moves across southeast Australia. An upper level trough will move across southeast Queensland while strengthening during Thursday night and through Friday. Forecast for the rest of Thursday Showers and storms in a broad band from the northwest into the central west and down to the southeast of the state, and some of these storms may be severe. There is a slight to medium chance of showers and storms extending eastwards through the remaining central interior and into the Capricornia late in the day. Mainly moderate northeast to northwest winds across the eastern districts, fresh at times about the southeast coast. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeast winds across the southern interior. Friday 19 December The slight to medium chance of some early morning showers and storms over the states southeast. A medium to high chance of showers and storms in a band from the northwest of the state, across the northern interior and down to the Capricornia and Wide Bay coasts. Some of the storms may be severe about the Capricornia and Central Coast districts. The northeast tropical coast should remain fine and mostly sunny. Fire Danger - Severe over the Darling Downs and Granite Belt, and very high over the southern districts and central west. Saturday 20 December The high pressure system should drift into the Tasman Sea while pushing a moist, yet milder onshore flow and some showers onto Queenslands far southeast. A medium to high chance of showers and storms in near the surface trough in a broad band from the Gulf Country across to the northeast tropics and down to the Wide Bay and Burnett region. A dry southerly flow should persist about the southern interior, leaving the region fine and mostly sunny. Sunday 21 December The high in the Tasman Sea should continue to push moisture from the Coral Sea into eastern Queensland, while the upper trough may strengthen well off the east coast, resulting in the slight to medium chance of showers and storms about Queenslands eastern tropics. The medium to high chance of showers and storms in a broad band from the northwest of the state down to the southeast interior, and still fine, dry and sunny in the states southwest. Monday 22 December A ridge of high pressure should persist about the east coast, pushing showers onto the far eastern districts at times. Mainly fine over the eastern interior, except for the chance of some isolated showers about the southeast and northeast. A broad area of low pressure over central Australia should draw moist northerly winds across Queensland into the far western districts, allowing for at least the moderate chance of showers and storms in the northwest. Mostly fine about the southwest with the slight chance of some showers and storms. _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands - Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inland from the late morning. Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Sunny. Cairns 23 34 Sunny. Atherton 17 34 Sunny. Cooktown 24 34 Sunny. Innisfail 23 32 Sunny. Mareeba 19 35 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers inland in the late afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Mostly sunny. Townsville 25 33 Partly cloudy. Ayr 23 34 Mostly sunny. Ingham 21 35 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning. Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 7:50 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Possible shower or storm. Mackay 24 34 Partly cloudy. Bowen 25 33 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 7:50 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Shower or two. Possible storm. Gladstone 25 32 Shower or two. Possible storm. Rockhampton 24 34 Shower or two. Storm likely. Biloela 21 34 Shower or two. Possible storm. Yeppoon 25 29 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light early in the morning then becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 38. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Shower or two. Possible storm. Charters Towers 23 37 Shower or two. Possible storm. Georgetown 26 36 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s 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 14 [Extreme] Shower or two. Possible storm. Emerald 24 34 Shower or two. Possible storm. Clermont 24 34 Shower or two. Possible storm. Moranbah 24 36 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers north of Mt Isa, slight (20%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light early in the morning then becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:30 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Possible shower or storm. Mount Isa 25 39 ______________________________________________________ Tropical Cyclone Outlook for The Coral Sea IDQ10810 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Tropical Cyclone Three Day Outlook for the Coral Sea Issued at 2:30 pm EST on Thursday 18 December 2014 for the period until midnight EST Sunday 21 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: Friday Very low Saturday Very low Sunday Very low ____________________________________________________ Updated by Tania for Townsville Storms at 6.18pm 18th December 2014 ____________________________________________________
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:18:57 +0000
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