Laura Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EST on Saturday 18 January 2020.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday

Summary
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Chance of any rain: 50%

Peninsula area

Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower early this evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Winds westerly 20 to 30 km/h turning northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

Sunday 19 January

Summary
Min 25
Max 38
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 5 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

Peninsula area

Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning. Winds west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.

Fire Danger - Low-Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Shower or two. Possible storm. Weipa 28 34
Shower or two. Possible storm. Coen 25 36
Shower or two. Possible storm. Palmerville 25 37
Shower or two. Possible storm. Thursday Island 26 35

Monday 20 January

Summary
Min 25
Max 35
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 2 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain: 60%

Peninsula area

Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid 30s.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme]

Tuesday 21 January

Summary
Min 25
Max 36
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 1 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain: 60%

Peninsula area

Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid 30s.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme]

Wednesday 22 January

Summary
Min 25
Max 36
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 4 to 15 mm
Chance of any rain: 70%

Peninsula area

Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.

Thursday 23 January

Summary
Min 24
Max 35
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 6 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

Friday 24 January

Summary
Min 24
Max 35
Possible shower.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 6 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%

Saturday 25 January

Summary
Min 24
Max 35
Possible shower.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 8 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%

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

Product derived from IDQ11295 and IDQ10110