IDQ10230
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Darling Downs and Granite Belt District Forecast
Issued at 5:00 am EST on Tuesday 26 March 2019
for the period until midnight EST Friday 29 March 2019.
Warning Information
Weather Situation
Ex-tropical cyclone Trevor is located over western Queensland, and is expected to move slowly east-southeastwards across the interior of Queensland in the coming days. A weak ridge will persist along the east coast of Queensland over the next few days and will combine with ex-tropical cyclone Trevor to draw a very moist, tropical air mass southwards over much of Queensland through the week. An upper trough is likely to interact with ex-tropical cyclone Trevor, bringing areas of moderate to heavy rainfall across southwestern Queensland initially and then across parts of the central interior during the week. There remains some uncertainty regarding the exact movement of the system and therefore where the heaviest rainfall will occur. Cool conditions over western Queensland, extending across much of interior through the remainder of the week.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday 26 March
Cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers and rain areas, most likely from late this morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the north from late this morning. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Fire Danger: Low-Moderate
Sun protection 8:20am to 3:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Forecast for Wednesday 27 March
Cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers and rain areas, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds easterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Thursday 28 March
Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Friday 29 March
Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far east. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northeasterly during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 17 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EST Tuesday.
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