Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders Forecast

View the current warnings for Queensland

Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EST on Thursday 7 December 2023.

Weather Situation

A high in the southern Tasman Sea extends a ridge northward over most of the state. The ridge will persist over the east over the weekend. A significant trough system will move east into western Queensland over the weekend, attached to a low and cold front developing across southern Australia. Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper in the far northeastern Coral Sea is forecast to develop further while drifting towards the central Coral Sea over the weekend. Jasper is forecast to gradually move in a general westerly track towards the northern Queensland coast during next week.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Clear. Winds easterly 25 to 35 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening.

Friday 8 December

Sunny. Winds easterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 39.

Fire Danger - High

Sun protection 8:00am to 4:10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Mostly sunny. Charters Towers 21 35
Sunny. Georgetown 22 38

Saturday 9 December

Sunny. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending east to southeasterly in the middle of the day then tending east to northeasterly in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 40.

Sunday 10 December

Sunny. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 25 with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 40.

Monday 11 December

Mostly sunny. Winds east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending east to southeasterly during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 25 with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 40.

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

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