Peninsula Forecast

Weather Situation

Ex-tropical cyclone Owen is located over the east tropical inland and is expected to shift southeastwards and move offshore of the Townsville coast through today. It will then most likely lie offshore of the Mackay coast on Monday before slowly shifting north again through Tuesday and Wednesday. At this stage ex-tropical cyclone Owen is not expected to redevelop into a tropical cyclone but the situation will be monitored carefully. A moist onshore wind flow on the southern edge of ex-tropical Cyclone Owen will combine with an upper trough moving east over the state to result in heavy rain and storms extending further south from the tropics through central districts and the northern Wide Bay today. This heavier rainfall should then contract further east towards the coast through Monday morning and then eventually offshore of the coast as the upper trough moves east into the Coral Sea. Showers and rain areas will also increase over the southeast corner of the state today to the south of a deepening trough near Fraser Island with the potential for locally heavy falls, particularly with thunderstorms. Some severe storms are also possible on the Darling Downs. The west will remain fine and mostly sunny through to at least mid week, with temperatures rising through the week.