Many of us have enjoyed some delicious storm and rain activity over the last 24 hours and I can hear more rumbling now, so hope there is more to come... A MASSIVE thank you to those who have posted photos to the page, we are enjoying them very much and will continue to share as many as we can. Its currently 28.0°C and with 92% humidity, it feels like a hot and sweaty 34.1°C. The expected minimum temp overnight will be 27°C and showers with a possible storm is on the cards for our Sunday. Read on further for the full forecast details for tomorrow... ************************************************************************************** This is the Official Forecast for Sunday 18th of January 2015 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. ************************************************************************************** Warnings current: Severe Thunderstorm Warning (QLD), Flood Warning - Paroo River (QLD), Flood Warning - Diamantina River (QLD), Flood Warning - Georgina River and Eyre Creek (QLD), Flood Warning Summary (QLD), Flood Watch - Queensland (QLD). Click on this link for full details: bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/index.shtml?ref=hdr ______________________________________________________ Weather Situation A surface trough extends from the northwest of the state to the central coast, with a humid and unstable airmass in place to its north. This trough and the associated storm focus should shift further north over the next few days. Another trough lies just inland of the southern coast. It will shift further west over the southeastern interior on Monday as a ridge builds along the southern Queensland coast, dragging an unstable airmass further inland. A new, more significant trough then will approach the southwestern border of Queensland on Tuesday. Forecast for the rest of Saturday Showers and thunderstorms likely over northern and central districts, including the Central West. Some thunderstorms may produce locally heavy falls. A slight to moderate chance of showers and thunderstorms through the Wide Bay and near the southern coast. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere. Mostly light winds, tending moderate northwest to northeasterly near the east coast and southerly in the far southwest. Sunday 18 January A high chance of showers and storms over northern districts and near the central coast, with some locally heavy falls possible with storms. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms over northern parts of the central interior and also through the Wide Bay and near the southern coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. A hot day over much of the state, particularly the southeast. Light to moderate southeast to southwesterly winds, tending northerly near the east coast. Fire Danger - Very High over the Darling Downs and Granite Belt and southeast inland. ______________________________________________________ North Tropical Coast and Tablelands Cairns 26 °C 34 °C Showers. Possible storm. Atherton 21 °C 32 °C Showers. Possible storm. Cardwell 27 °C 33 °C Showers. Possible storm. Cooktown 26 °C 35 °C Shower or two. Possible storm. Innisfail 26 °C 34 °C Showers. Possible storm. Mareeba 23 °C 33 °C Showers. Possible storm. ______________________________________________________ Herbert and Lower Burdekin Townsville 27 °C 34 °C Showers. Possible storm. Ayr 25 °C 33 °C Showers. Possible storm. Ingham 25 °C 35 °C Showers. Possible storm. ______________________________________________________ Central Coast and Whitsundays Mackay 25 °C 34 °C Showers. Possible storm. Bowen 26 °C 33 °C Showers. Possible storm. Carmila 26 °C 33 °C Showers. Possible storm. Hamilton Island 26 °C 32 °C Showers. Possible storm. Proserpine 25 °C 35 °C Showers. Possible storm. ______________________________________________________ Capricornia Gladstone 25 °C 33 °C Shower or two. Possible storm. Rockhampton 25 °C 35 °C Shower or two. Possible storm. Biloela 23 °C 37 °C Possible shower or storm. Yeppoon 26 °C 32 °C Shower or two. Possible storm. ______________________________________________________ Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders Charters Towers 25 °C 33 °C Showers. Possible storm. Georgetown 25 °C 34 °C Showers. Possible storm. Hughenden 25 °C 34 °C Shower or two. Possible storm. Richmond 25 °C 37 °C Shower or two. Possible storm. ______________________________________________________ Central Highlands and Coalfields Emerald 24 °C 36 °C Possible morning shower. Blackwater 24 °C 36 °C Possible shower or storm. Clermont 23 °C 34 °C Shower or two. Possible storm. Dysart 23 °C 34 °C Shower or two. Possible storm. Moranbah 23 °C 32 °C Showers. Possible storm. Rolleston 24 °C 38 °C Sunny. Springsure 23 °C 37 °C Sunny. Taroom 21 °C 38 °C Hot and sunny. ______________________________________________________ North West Mount Isa 24 °C 35 °C Possible shower, clearing. Camooweal 25 °C 34 °C Showers. Possible storm. Julia Creek 25 °C 38 °C Shower or two. Possible storm. Urandangi 25 °C 39 °C Partly cloudy. Cloncurry 26 °C 37 °C Possible shower or storm. ______________________________________________________ Tropical Cyclone Three Day Outlook for the Coral Sea Issued at 2:30 pm EST on Saturday 17 January 2015 for the period until midnight EST Tuesday 20 January 2015. Existing Cyclones in the Eastern Region: Nil. Potential Cyclones: There are no significant lows currently in the Eastern region and none are expected to develop in the coming days. Likelihood of a tropical cyclone in the Eastern Region on: Sunday Very low Monday Very low Tuesday Very low Click on this link to more information on the current active Tropical Cyclones: bom.gov.au/cyclone/index.shtml ************************************************************************************** Updated by Narelle for Townsville Storms at 7:10pm 17 Jan 2015. **************************************************************************************
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 09:10:12 +0000
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