Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast

No warnings for Queensland

Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EST on Thursday 13 July 2017.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge along the east coast of Queensland with showers and fresh southeasterly winds likely along parts of the coast. The high will move slowly eastwards and weaken during the next few days with showers and winds decreasing along the central and tropical east coast as the ridge slackens in response. An upper trough and associated surface trough are likely to move across Queensland on Friday and Saturday, most likely moving off the southeast coast on Sunday. A drier airmass is expected to move over the interior of the state in the wake of the surface trough.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Mostly clear. Light winds.

Friday 14 July

Partly cloudy. Early morning frost patches, most likely on the Granite Belt. Slight (30%) chance of a shower near the New South Wales border in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds north to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending north to northwesterly in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 24.

Fire Danger - Low-Moderate

Sun protection 10:20am to 1:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Mostly sunny. Dalby 5 22
Partly cloudy. Goondiwindi 8 22
Mostly sunny. Toowoomba 6 19
Partly cloudy. Morning frost. Warwick 2 19
Partly cloudy. Morning frost. Stanthorpe 1 17

Saturday 15 July

Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h turning west to northwesterly during the morning then becoming light in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 22.

Sunday 16 July

Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the east in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 22.

Monday 17 July

Mostly sunny. Areas of morning frost over the Granite Belt. Slight (20%) chance of a shower over the Granite Belt, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 26.

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

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