Wow....what a freaky Wednesday weve had in The Ville! Its currently 25.0°C at the moment with 94% humidity giving us a feel-like 25.5°C. Thunderstorms with possible heavy falls are expected for us in Townsville tomorrow with a top of 29°C. Please keep an eye on the BOM warning page and save the link below to get the very latest advice. Take care driving in the rain, PLEASE drive to the conditions and remember to turn your headlights ON! Read ahead for the full forecast details across our regions... ************************************************************************************** This is the Official Forecast for Thursday 22nd of January 2015 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. ************************************************************************************** Warnings current: Severe Weather Warning 1 (QLD), Severe Thunderstorm Warning (QLD), Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland, Flood Warning - Fitzroy River (QLD), Flood Warning - Thomson, Barcoo and Cooper Creek (QLD), Flood Warning - Diamantina River (QLD), Flood Warning - Georgina River and Eyre Creek (QLD), Flood Warning - Gulf Rivers (QLD), Flood Warning Summary (QLD), Flood Watch - Queensland (QLD). Click on this link for full details and refresh the page often for the most up-to-date information: bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/index.shtml?ref=hdr ______________________________________________________ Weather Situation A deep, slow moving low pressure system lies over the interior of the state. The low should move slowly north into the central west on Thursday before weakening and shifting slowly east southeast during Friday. A highly moist and unstable airmass to the east of the low will result in heavy falls during the next few days, particularly through central districts. Forecast for the rest of Wednesday Showers, rain areas and gusty thunderstorms through much of the eastern tropics, and the northern and central interior districts. Some of these storms may be severe and some heavy falls are expected. Less active over the southeast of the state, with the medium chance of showers and the low chance of some storms. A medium chance of showers and storms over the southern interior, and clear in the western interior. Thursday 22 January The low will most likely move a little north into the central west of the state and become slow moving. A moist and unstable wind flow into the low should result in showers, rain areas and gusty storms through the southern tropics, into central districts and to the Maranoa with heavy falls likely. Heavy falls are less likely through the southeastern corner of the state though patchy rain and possible isolated thunderstorms are expected. A medium to high chance of showers and storms is expected through the northern tropics and also through the Warrego. Fine and sunny conditions are expected in the far west. ______________________________________________________ North Tropical Coast and Tablelands Cairns 26 °C 32 °C Showers. Possible storm. Atherton 21 °C 30 °C Showers. Possible storm. Cardwell 26 °C 31 °C Showers. Storm likely. Cooktown 26 °C 35 °C Showers. Possible storm. Innisfail 26 °C 34 °C Showers. Possible storm. Mareeba 24 °C 31 °C Showers. Possible storm. ______________________________________________________ Herbert and Lower Burdekin Townsville 27 °C 29 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Ayr 26 °C 30 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Ingham 27 °C 32 °C Showers. Possible storm. ______________________________________________________ Central Coast and Whitsundays Mackay 26 °C 27 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Bowen 27 °C 29 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Carmila 25 °C 26 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Hamilton Island 27 °C 27 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Proserpine 25 °C 28 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. ______________________________________________________ Capricornia Gladstone 24 °C 25 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Rockhampton 23 °C 26 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Biloela 21 °C 25 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Yeppoon 25 °C 25 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. ______________________________________________________ Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders Charters Towers 24 °C 26 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Georgetown 25 °C 27 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Hughenden 24 °C 33 °C Shower or two. Possible storm. Richmond 24 °C 36 °C Possible shower or storm. ______________________________________________________ Central Highlands and Coalfields Emerald 22 °C 26 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Blackwater 22 °C 26 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Clermont 22 °C 26 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Dysart 22 °C 27 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Moranbah 23 °C 26 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Rolleston 21 °C 25 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Springsure 21 °C 23 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. Taroom 21 °C 25 °C Storms. Possible heavy falls. ______________________________________________________ North West Mount Isa 22 °C 38 °C Mostly sunny. Camooweal 23 °C 38 °C Sunny. Julia Creek 23 °C 38 °C Mostly sunny. Urandangi 23 °C 40 °C Sunny. Cloncurry 23 °C 38 °C Mostly sunny. ______________________________________________________ Tropical Cyclone Three Day Outlook for the Coral Sea Issued at 2:30 pm EST on Wednesday 21 January 2015 for the period until midnight EST Saturday 24 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: Thursday Very low Friday Very low Saturday Very low ************************************************************************************** Updated by Narelle for Townsville Storms at 8:56pm 21 Jan 2015 **************************************************************************************
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:56:22 +0000
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