Largely cooler nights and clear days seem to be in sight for Easter Monday. Lap it up and be thankful you are not in Tassie!!... We can only pass on our sorrows about the winter weather thats on its way down there :/ Gotta love the tropics. Below is the current FORECAST to start the new [short] week throughout our regions. *********************************************** This is the Official Forecast for Monday 21st of April 2014 for Gladstone to Cooktown and west to Mt Isa. *********************************************** Queensland Warning Summary at issue time - - Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland. Tropical Cyclone Warnings and Information - - There is 1 active system: Severe TC Jack, far off the West Australian coast, likely to weaken from late Sunday. >>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 surface trough extends from the Gulf Country towards the southern interior of Queensland. Another trough lies to the north of Cape York Peninsula. A high pressure system over southeastern Australia is moving slowly eastwards, and extends a ridge through Queensland. A relatively dry airmass is in place across most of Queensland. Forecast for the rest of Sunday - Fine and clear over most of the state. Isolated showers about the north tropical coast. Scattered showers and possible thunderstorms over the far north. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds, fresh at times over northern Queensland. Monday 21 April - Fine and sunny over most of the state. Isolated showers about the northern tropics and tropical coast, becoming scattered about the north tropical coast. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Peninsula district. Isolated showers developing later about the central coast. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds, fresh at times over northern Queensland. Tuesday 22 April - Moist easterly flow combined with the slow moving trough over the far north will continue to produce at least scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern tropics. Isolated showers and thunderstorms should also occur over the remainder of the northern tropics as an upper trough moves into western Queensland. More isolated showers are likely to continue along the tropical east coast and extend southwards towards the Capricornia coast. Wednesday 23 April - Moist easterly flow will combine with the weakening surface trough over the far north of the state, producing scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. The upper trough should move into eastern Queensland while weakening, with showers along most of the east coast, mainly in the central and tropical areas. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms over the remainder of northern Queensland. Current Moon Phase - Waning Gibbous Last Quarter: Tue Apr 22nd New Moon: Tue Apr 29th First Quarter: Wed May 07th Full Moon: Thu May 15th _______________________________________________ Forecast for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands - Partly cloudy. Scattered showers, more frequent along the coastal fringe. Winds east to southeasterly and light increasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 28. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:00 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Cairns: A few showers. Min 22 Max 29 Atherton: A few showers. Min 17 Max 24 Cooktown: A few showers. Min 25 Max 28 Innisfail: A few showers. Min 20 Max 28 Mareeba: A few showers. Min 19 Max 27 _______________________________________________ Forecast for Herbert and Lower Burdekin - Mostly sunny morning. Isolated showers in the north. Winds east to northeasterly and light. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:00 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Townsville: Partly cloudy. Min 20 Max 29 Ayr: Partly cloudy. Min 18 Max 29 Ingham: Shower or two developing. Min 17 Max 29 _______________________________________________ Forecast for Central Coast and Whitsundays District - Mostly sunny day. Isolated light showers near the coast at night. Winds east to southeasterly and light. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:00 am to 3:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High] Mackay: Light late shower or two. Min 20 Max 28 Bowen: Mostly sunny. Min 19 Max 29 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the Capricornia District - Patchy fog early in the morning. Mostly sunny day. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. > Fire Danger - High > UV Alert from 9:00 am to 2:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Gladstone: Partly cloudy. Min 17 Max 28 Rockhampton: Early fog. Min 17 Max 29 Biloela: Mostly sunny. Min 12 Max 29 Yeppoon: Partly cloudy. Min 18 Max 27 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders - Sunny morning. Isolated showers in the north in the afternoon. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h early in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 34. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:10 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Charters Towers: Mostly sunny. Min 17 Max 29 Georgetown: Mostly sunny. Min 17 Max 33 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the Central Highlands and Coalfields - Sunny. Winds east to northeasterly and light. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. > Fire Danger - High > UV Alert from 9:10 am to 3:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High] Emerald: Sunny. Min 16 Max 30 Clermont: Sunny. Min 16 Max 31 Moranbah: Sunny. Min 15 Max 31 _______________________________________________ Forecast for the North West District - Sunny. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending easterly in the morning then becoming light in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. > Fire Danger - Low-Moderate > UV Alert from 9:30 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Mount Isa: Mostly sunny. Min 22 Max 33 ======================================== Tropical Cyclone Outlook for Coral Sea _______________________________________________ Issued at 2:30 pm EST on Sunday 20 April 2014 for the period until midnight EST Wednesday 23 April 2014. Existing Cyclones in the Eastern Region: Nil. Potential Cyclones: A low is expected to enter the region to the northeast of the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, moving in a westerly direction. It is considered a low chance of developing into a tropical cyclone in the middle of the week. Likelihood of a tropical cyclone in the Eastern Region on: Monday - Very low Tuesday - Very low Wednesday - Low NOTES: The likelihood is an estimate of the chance of each system being a tropical cyclone in the Region for each day. Very low: less than 5% Low: 5% - 20% Moderate: 20% - 50% High: Over 50% The area of coverage for this outlook is the Coral Sea and northern Tasman Sea west of 160E. Further information on Tropical Cyclones is available at: bom.gov.au/cyclone/ _______________________________________________ Updated by Trish for Townsville Storms, at 7:22pm 20 Apr 2014. ***********************************************
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 09:22:35 +0000
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