Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:19 pm EST on Friday 1 December 2023.

Weather Situation

A weak pressure gradient and a warm unstable air mass remains over northern Queensland. A broad trough extends over western, central, and southern Queensland. The southern portion of the trough will cross southeast Queensland on Monday, while the inland portion drifts west and weakens. A high will move into the Tasman Sea on Monday and move north over the following few days, extending a ridge over most of the state. The ridge will be maintained by a new high moving into the Tasman Sea late next week. A new trough may move across southern Queensland next weekend.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds and large hail in the north. Possible heavy falls in the north. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northwesterly in the evening.

Saturday 2 December

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 30s.

Fire Danger - Moderate

Sun protection 7:30am to 3:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Shower or two. Dalby 19 31
Possible shower. Goondiwindi 18 33
Shower or two. Toowoomba 18 28
Possible shower. Warwick 16 30
Shower or two. Stanthorpe 14 27

Sunday 3 December

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the north, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.

Monday 4 December

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the far east, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then tending northeast to southeasterly during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.

Tuesday 5 December

Sunny. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the morning then becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 36.

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

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