View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EST on Tuesday 11 March 2014.
Weather Situation
Ex-Tropical cyclone Hadi lies over the western Coral Sea well off the Queensland east coast and is expected to continue to move northeastwards over the next few days. Ex-Tropical cyclone Gillian lies over the west coast of Cape York Peninsula and is expected to move west southwest back over Gulf of Carpentaria waters tonight. Ex-Tropical cyclone Gillian should continue moving west southwest on Wednesday whilst deepening. Forecasts for the Gulf of Carpentaria coast are highly dependent on the movement of Ex-Tropical cyclone Gillian. A high moving east across the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge along the southern and central Queensland coast. The ridge is expected to weaken during Wednesday and Thursday as the high moves to the southeast of New Zealand. 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 Tuesday
Cloudy. Scattered showers, more frequent in the north. The chance of thunderstorms. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 28.
Wednesday 12 March
Cloudy. Scattered showers, more frequent in the north. The chance of thunderstorms. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 29.
Fire Danger - Low-Moderate
UV Alert from 8:40 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]
Thursday 13 March
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 30.
Friday 14 March
Cloudy. Scattered showers and the chance of thunderstorms. Winds east to southeasterly and light increasing to 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 29.
Saturday 15 March
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers until evening. Isolated thunderstorms in the north until evening. Winds east to southeasterly and light. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Wednesday.
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