View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 4:17 pm EST on Wednesday 12 March 2014.
Weather Situation
Ex-tropical cyclone Hadi lies over the central Coral Sea well off the Queensland east coast and is expected to continue moving northeastwards. Ex-tropical cyclone Gillian lies over western parts of the Gulf of Carpentaria and is expected to move in a general westerly direction before slowly strengthening on Thursday and shifting northwestwards. Forecasts for the Gulf of Carpentaria coast are highly dependent on the movement of ex-tropical cyclone Gillian. A high near New Zealand extends a weakening ridge along the southern and central Queensland coast. An upper trough will approach the southwest of the state late Thursday and move eastwards across the south of the state during Friday.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h.
Thursday 13 March
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening then becoming northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 35.
Fire Danger - Low-Moderate
UV Alert from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]
7 day Town Forecasts
| Precis Icon | Location | Min | Max |
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Normanton | 25 | 30 |
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Burketown | 25 | 31 |
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Doomadgee | 24 | 32 |
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Kowanyama | 24 | 30 |
Friday 14 March
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms. Winds northeast to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending east to northeasterly 25 to 40 km/h before dawn. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 36.
Saturday 15 March
Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. The chance of thunderstorms. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 37.
Sunday 16 March
Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the west until evening. The chance of thunderstorms until evening. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 38.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Thursday.
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