Good morning Northern Queensland!! Welcome to the new day. Its Saturday the 1st day of November 2014. ** Today marks the official commencement of the Tropical Cyclone Season in Australia. The season ends April 30. * Townsville Storms will again be posting useful information about severe weather to you. * Tomorrow is Cyclone Sunday at Strand Park Townsville. It is a free entry event commencing at 9am & closing at noon. Cyclone Sunday is a community-awareness event on how to be ‘Cyclone Ready’ during the Cyclone Season. Information and emergency organisational displays, giveaways and kids activities. * Townsville Storms will be there at the event alongside the Volunteer Community Recovery Coordination Group so please come down and say hello!!! –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Heres your Northern Queensland weather forecast Warning Summary: For full warnings see below. bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/ Weather Situation: A weak ridge of high pressure extends along the east Queensland coast. A new high will enter the Tasman Sea on Monday, reinforcing the ridge. A surface trough will shift east over the interior of the state today and become slow moving before shifting west again early next week. A coastal trough will move north along the southern coast during Sunday and enter the Wide Bay and Capricornia coasts on Monday. An upper level trough will also enter the Wide Bay and Capricornia districts on Monday. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Todays official forecast for the Herbert and Lower Burdekin and surrounds: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 36. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Townsville: Max 30. Mostly sunny. Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northeasterly 20 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Ayr: Max 31. Cloud clearing. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Ingham: Max 32. Mostly sunny. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Charters Towers: Max 36. Mostly sunny. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Bowen: Max 30. Partly cloudy. Fire Danger - Very High UV Alert from 7:50 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] ––––––––––––––––––––––---------------------------------------- –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Forecasts are courtesy of the Bureau of Meteorology. Updated by Shane at 7:15am for Townsville Storms.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:17:13 +0000
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