How was everyones weekend? Is it still going strong for some of us, or perhaps your Mothers Day dinners are currently being a big hit?! Whichever way youve been enjoying it, we hope youve revived for the week ahead. Below is Mondays current FORECAST throughout our regions. *********************************************** This is the Official Forecast for Monday 12th of May 2014 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. *********************************************** Queensland Warning Summary at issue time - - Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland. >>Please check the Bureaus web site for details of the above and all latest Qld warnings information - bom.gov.au/qld/warnings Weather Situation - A high over southeastern Australia is expected to strengthen as it shifts east into the Tasman Sea on Monday, reinforcing the ridge along the east Queensland coast. The high is expected to move slowly across the Tasman Sea through next week and will maintain a moist onshore flow along the east coast through much of next week. An upper trough will enter western Queensland on Monday and is expected to intensify while moving east across the state during Tuesday and Wednesday. Forecast for the rest of Sunday - Scattered showers about the east tropical coast, with isolated activity extending inland into the eastern tropical interior. Very isolated showers elsewhere about the east coast and adjacent inland. Isolated showers over southern districts, mostly about the far southern Maranoa and Darling Downs. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere. Moderate southeasterly winds along the east coast, fresh and gusty north of about St. Lawrence. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds elsewhere. Monday 12 May - Scattered showers about the east tropical coast. Showers will increase about the central and southern coasts and adjacent inland during the day with possible isolated storms developing. Isolated showers over the southern and southeastern interior and central west, particularly over the far southern Darling Downs and Maranoa where some isolated thunderstorms are possible. Fine and mostly sunny in the west of the state. Moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds along the east coast. Moderate southeast to northeasterly winds elsewhere. Fire Danger - High in the Central Highlands and Coalfields district. Low to moderate elsewhere. Tuesday 13 May - The new upper trough is expected to intensify as it shifts eastwards over the Queensland interior, increasing instability over eastern and northern districts and combining with an onshore wind flow to generate showers and possible storms, more frequent near the east coast. Isolated showers may possibly develop through the central and southeastern interior. Fine and mostly sunny conditions should occur through western Queensland. Wednesday 14 May - The upper trough should move slowly eastwards maintaining instability over eastern districts. The high in the Tasman Sea will remain slow-moving with a moist onshore flow continuing along the east coast. Scattered showers and possible storms are expected along much of the east coast with some of the activity extending into the northern and eastern interior during the afternoon. A dry airmass will lead to fine and mostly sunny conditions in the west, central west and the southern interior. Current Moon Phase - Waxing Gibbous Full Moon: Thu May 15th Last Quarter: Wed May 21st New Moon: Thu May 29th First Quarter: Fri Jun 06th _______________________________________________ Forecast for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands - Partly cloudy. Scattered showers, more frequent near the coast. Winds southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 28. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:10 am to 3:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High] Cairns: A few showers. Min 21 Max 28 Atherton: Shower or two. Min 16 Max 22 Cooktown: A few showers. Min 23 Max 28 Innisfail: A few showers. Min 21 Max 27 Mareeba: Shower or two. Min 17 Max 26 _______________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Partly cloudy. The chance of isolated showers. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming east to southeasterly and light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 29. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:20 am to 2:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Townsville: Possible shower. Min 19 Max 28 Ayr: Possible shower. Min 17 Max 28 Ingham: A few showers. Min 20 Max 28 _______________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Partly cloudy. Isolated showers, becoming scattered in the afternoon. The chance of thunderstorms from the early afternoon. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:20 am to 2:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Mackay: Showers. Min 20 Max 25 Bowen: A few showers. Min 20 Max 28 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - Partly cloudy. Scattered showers developing late in the morning, becoming less likely in the late afternoon. The chance of thunderstorms from the early afternoon. Winds south to southeasterly and light tending east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:20 am to 2:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 6 [High] Gladstone: A few showers. Min 17 Max 26 Rockhampton: A few showers. Min 17 Max 26 Biloela: Shower or two clearing. Min 12 Max 27 Yeppoon: Showers. Min 18 Max 25 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Partly cloudy. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 31. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:20 am to 2:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Charters Towers: Partly cloudy. Min 17 Max 28 Georgetown: Partly cloudy. Min 17 Max 31 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the east from the late morning. The chance of thunderstorms in the east during the afternoon and evening. Winds east to southeasterly and light increasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s. > Fire Danger - High > UV Alert from 9:30 am to 2:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 6 [High] Emerald: Partly cloudy. Min 14 Max 28 Clermont: Partly cloudy. Min 12 Max 28 Moranbah: Shower or two developing. Min 14 Max 27 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Partly cloudy. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then increasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 30s. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:50 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Mount Isa: Partly cloudy. Min 17 Max 30 ======================================== Updated by Trish for Townsville Storms, at 7:10pm 11 May 2014. ***********************************************
Posted on: Sun, 11 May 2014 09:10:52 +0000
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