Good morning all. Welcome to Sunday the 26th day of January 2014. Australia Day. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Heres your Northern Queensland weather forecast: Warning Summary: See: bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/ Weather Situation: An upper level trough lies through central Queensland, with a moist and unstable airmass to its north. The upper trough is expected to weaken from Monday. A monsoon trough extends through the Gulf of Carpentaria into Cape York Peninsula and across the northern Coral Sea to a developing monsoon low southwest of the Solomon Islands. The monsoon low is expected to deepen over the next few days and possibly move west through the Coral Sea, though a great deal of uncertainty still exists with its movement. Forecasts from Tuesday are highly dependent on the development and movement of this system. A large high over southeastern Australia will move slowly east over the Tasman Sea during the forecast period, extending a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast to the south of the monsoon trough. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Todays official forecast for the Herbert and Lower Burdekin and surrounds: Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and the chance of thunderstorms. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h, increasing to 30 to 35 km/h in the early afternoon, then easing to 25 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 33. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Townsville: Max 33. A few showers. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Ayr: Max 31. A few showers. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Ingham: Max 32. Showers increasing. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Charters Towers: Max 32. A few storms and showers. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Bowen: Max 31. Showers. Becoming windy. Fire Danger - High UV Alert from 8:10 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme] –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--------------------- Forecasts are courtesy of the Bureau of Meteorology. Updated by Shane at 8:45am for Townsville Storms.
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 22:43:55 +0000