Central West District

IDQ10200

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Central West District Forecast

Issued at 4:15 pm EST on Tuesday 3 December 2024
for the period until midnight EST Saturday 7 December 2024.

Warning Information

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Weather Situation

A ridge will persist over the state for several days. A cloud band extends from the northern interior and through the central and southern interior today, ahead of an upper trough, which will weaken from Wednesday. A high will move into the Tasman Sea on Thursday and drift east over the following few days. A trough may move into southern Queensland from Saturday, before moving east across southern parts of the state over the weekend.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday 3 December

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely later this evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Winds northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday 4 December

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 38.

Barcaldine
Possible shower or storm.
Min
25
Max
35
Longreach
Possible storm.
Min
24
Max
37
Winton
Possible shower or storm.
Min
23
Max
37

Fire Danger: Moderate

Sun protection 8:10am to 4:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]

Forecast for Thursday 5 December

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h early in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.

Barcaldine
Sunny.
Min
26
Max
37
Longreach
Partly cloudy.
Min
25
Max
38
Winton
Partly cloudy.
Min
23
Max
38

Forecast for Friday 6 December

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the southeast, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the southeast in the morning and afternoon. Winds northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.

Barcaldine
Mostly sunny.
Min
26
Max
37
Longreach
Sunny.
Min
25
Max
39
Winton
Sunny.
Min
23
Max
38

Forecast for Saturday 7 December

Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Longreach in the afternoon and evening. Winds northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light during the day then becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.

Barcaldine
Mostly sunny.
Min
26
Max
37
Longreach
Mostly sunny.
Min
25
Max
39
Winton
Sunny.
Min
25
Max
39

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Wednesday.

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