View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EST on Thursday 3 October 2024.
Weather Situation
A high in the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge over the east of the state. The ridge will gradually weaken and contract to the northeast of the state over this weekend. A trough will move east into southwestern Queensland on Friday and then become slow-moving through inland southern and central Queensland over the weekend, perhaps reaching the South East by Sunday where it may linger during early next week. Another trough may move northward across the southeast of the state from Tuesday next week.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Clear. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h.
Friday 4 October
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower near the south coast in the late morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west in the late morning and afternoon. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then turning south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
Fire Danger - Moderate
Sun protection 8:30am to 4:10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
7 day Town Forecasts
| Precis Icon | Location | Min | Max |
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Normanton | 24 | 37 |
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Burketown | 20 | 34 |
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Doomadgee | 20 | 37 |
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Kowanyama | 21 | 37 |
Saturday 5 October
Sunny. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
Sunday 6 October
Mostly sunny. The chance of morning fog in the west. Slight chance of a shower near the Northern Territory border, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then tending northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching the high 30s.
Monday 7 October
Sunny. The chance of morning fog near the Northern Territory border. Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Friday.
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