Burketown Forecast

No warnings for Queensland

Forecast issued at 5:00 am EST on Thursday 21 October 2021.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Summary
Max 39
Possible storm.
Chance of any rain: 30%

Gulf Country area

Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers in the west, slight (20%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.

Fire Danger - High

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Sunny morning. Possible storm. Normanton – 38
Possible storm. Burketown – 39
Shower or two. Possible storm. Doomadgee – 42
Mostly sunny. Kowanyama – 38

Friday 22 October

Summary
Min 25
Max 37
Possible shower or storm.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%

Gulf Country area

Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Saturday 23 October

Summary
Min 25
Max 37
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 5 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

Gulf Country area

Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Sunday 24 October

Summary
Min 25
Max 36
Possible shower or storm.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%

Gulf Country area

Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers in the west, slight (30%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.

Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Monday 25 October

Summary
Min 26
Max 38
Possible shower or storm.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 0.2 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%

Tuesday 26 October

Summary
Min 26
Max 38
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 20%

Wednesday 27 October

Summary
Min 25
Max 38
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 20%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EST Thursday.

Product derived from IDQ11295 and IDQ10120