Good Afternoon Folks........ A few dark clouds greeted us this morning with even a few suburbs getting a sprinkle but it soon cleared to be a pleasant enough day. Im dusting off my storm dancing shoes Sarah and preparing to dance on the weekend although with the Carols by Candlelight on this Saturday Night at Reed Park (starting around 5.30pm) hopefully it holds off for that and is a great night for all. Currently its 28.4C and the Humidity is at 54%. Below is your forecast for Friday................................................. ____________________________________________________ This is the Official Forecast for Friday 5th of December 2014 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. ____________________________________________________ Weather Situation A slow moving high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge along the Queensland east coast. A broad area of low pressure will extend through western Queensland, with a humid and unstable airmass remaining in place to its east. A series of upper troughs will move across southern Queensland from Friday through to the middle of next week, with the surface trough also moving slowly eastwards across the south of the state in response. Forecast for the rest of Thursday A medium to high chance of showers and thunderstorms over western and southern inland parts. A slight chance of showers for the central interior and parts of the Queensland coast. Mostly moderate southeast to northeasterly winds, tending northwest to southwesterly over the interior. Friday 5 December A medium to high chance of showers and thunderstorms over western and southern parts, mostly during the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms will likely be severe over the southern interior. A slight chance of showers over the central interior and for parts of the east coast, especially in the southeast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Mostly moderate southeast to northeasterly winds, tending northwest to southwesterly over the interior. Fire Danger - Very High in the Channel Country. Saturday 6 December The upper trough will move slowly across the south of the state, with the surface trough shifting a little eastwards into the southeast inland in response. These features, combined with a moist and unstable airmass, will lead to rain areas over the southeast in the morning, and a band of showers and thunderstorms extending from the northwest of the state to the southeast corner. Rain areas are likely to develop again around the southeast in the the evening. Mostly fine conditions likely in the southwest. A medium chance of showers and storms is also expected through the tropical interior, while the east tropical and central coasts should only see showers for the most part. Sunday 7 December The upper trough will move over eastern Queensland while a new upper trough will shift into southwestern parts. The surface trough will shift further westwards towards the southwest of the state. Showers and thunderstorms are expected over most of the state, particularly through northern and eastern Queensland. Slight chance of showers or thunderstorms in the southwest. Rain areas are likely again through the southeast. Monday 8 December The upper trough will move over eastern Queensland, while the surface trough will shift slowly east. Showers and thunderstorms are expected over most of the state, particularly from the northwest to the southeast. Mostly fine in the southwest. ____________________________________________________ Forecast for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands - Mostly sunny. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 36. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Mostly sunny. Cairns 23 34 Mostly sunny. Atherton 17 33 Mostly sunny. Cooktown 25 33 Mostly sunny. Innisfail 22 32 Mostly sunny. Mareeba 18 34 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 37. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Mostly sunny. Townsville 25 32 Mostly sunny. Ayr 22 32 Sunny. Ingham 20 34 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower 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 between 18 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 36. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 7:50 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Mostly sunny. Mackay 20 32 Mostly sunny. Bowen 23 32 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers inland from the late morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of thunderstorms in the southwest from the late morning. 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 18 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 36. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 7:50 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Partly cloudy. Gladstone 23 31 Mostly sunny. Rockhampton 21 35 Shower or two. Possible storm. Biloela 18 35 Mostly sunny. Yeppoon 23 29 ______________________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers in the southwest, slight (30%) chance elsewhere. The chance of thunderstorms in the southwest from the late morning. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the morning then becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to 21 to 26 with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 40. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:10 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Partly cloudy. Charters Towers 22 37 Possible shower. Georgetown 26 38 _____________________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers in the south, medium (40%) chance elsewhere. The chance of thunderstorms in the south. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the morning then becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 7:50 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Shower or two developing. Emerald 22 36 Shower or two. Clermont 20 36 Possible afternoon shower. Moranbah 20 37 ____________________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. The chance of thunderstorms. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to northwesterly in the morning then becoming light in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:30 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Shower or two. Possible storm. Mount Isa 23 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 4 December 2014 for the period until midnight EST Sunday 7 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 6.00pm 4th December 2014 _____________________________________________________
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:00:21 +0000
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