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Forecast issued at 4:30 pm EST on Sunday 3 November 2024.

Weather Situation

A high in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over the east of the state. The high will drift east over the next few days , maintaining the ridge. A trough will move into the far southwest on Monday and become slow moving in the southern and southeastern interior on Tuesday, before weakening from Wednesday. Another trough may move start to move across the south of the state on Thursday or Friday.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday

Isolated showers in the the Gulf Country west of about Normanton. Isolated showers in eastern districts and northern Cape York Peninsula, with the chance of thunderstorms between St Lawrence and the Sunshine Coast. Mostly clear elsewhere. Light to moderate northeast to southeasterly winds, tending light variable in the far southwest.

Monday 4 November

Isolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms in the southeast and southern interior, tending scattered about the Granite Belt. Isolated showers about the northeast tropical coast north of Townsville and the western Gulf Country, tending scattered and over the northern Cape York Peninsula. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Light to moderate northeast to southeasterly winds, turning northwest to northeasterly in western Queensland. Fresh and gusty northwesterly winds in the far southwest of the state ahead of southerly wind change in the afternoon and evening. Maximum temperatures above average south of Longreach, well above average across inland southern Queensland, and near average elsewhere. Severe heatwave conditions developing in southwestern Queensland.

Fire Danger - Extreme for the Channel Country. High for the Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West, Maranoa and Warrego and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts.

Tuesday 5 November

Isolated to showers and the chance of thunderstorms east of Charleville and south of Emerald, tending scattered over inland southeast Queensland. Isolated severe thunderstorms possible about the southern Border Ranges and Scenic Rim areas south of Boonah in South East Queensland. Isolated showers about the northeast tropical coast, tending scattered over the far northern Cape York Peninsula. Partly cloudy in the southwest, mostly sunny elsewhere. Maximum temperatures above average south of Winton, well above average in across inland southern Queensland, and near average elsewhere. Severe heatwave conditions in parts of western and southern interior Queensland.

Wednesday 6 November

Isolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms in the far western Channel Country and east of Charleville and south of Springsure, tending scattered about the Granite Belt. Isolated showers about the northeast tropical coast north of Ingham, tending scattered over the far northern Cape York Peninsula. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Maximum temperatures above or well above average south of Richmond especially inland. near average elsewhere. Severe heatwave conditions in parts of western and southern interior Queensland.

Thursday 7 November

Isolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms in the southeast, southern interior and far west, possibly tending scattered at times in the far southwest. Isolated showers about the North Tropical Coast and over the northern Cape York Peninsula. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Maximum temperatures above or well above average south of Hughenden, near average elsewhere. Severe heatwave conditions in parts of western and southern interior Queensland.

Friday until Sunday

Isolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms in the western Queensland, along with central and southern districts south of about Winton to Clermont. Showers may tend scattered in southeast Queensland by Sunday. Isolated showers in eastern districts and over the northern Cape York Peninsula, tending scattered about the Daintree and Cassowary coasts from Sunday. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Maximum temperatures above or well average south of Hughenden, near average elsewhere.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Monday.

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