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Queensland Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:30 pm EST on Saturday 26 April 2025.

Weather Situation

A ridge extends over much of the state. A weak trough travelling across southern Queensland will move off the southeast coast during Sunday. The ridge will gradually strengthen and extend over the remainder of the state in the wake of this trough, persisting for much of the coming week.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday

Mostly clear in the western and central interior north of Quilpie and over the east coast between Ayr and St Lawrence. Isolated to scattered showers elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in southern Queensland and over northern and western Cape York Peninsula. Light to moderate northwest to northeasterly winds, turning southwest to northwesterly in southwestern Queensland, and turning northeast to southeasterly over Cape York Peninsula and in the northwest.

Sunday 27 April

Mostly sunny in the western interior and southwest, partly cloudy along the east coast between Bowen and Gladstone. Isolated to scattered showers elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm near the NSW border east of St George, and over northwestern Cape York Peninsula. Possible morning fog in the southeast. Light to moderate southerly winds about the western interior, turning west to southwesterly about the southern interior and southeast, and turning easterly about Cape York Peninsula. Light and variable winds elsewhere, with northeasterly afternoon seabreezes along the east coast. Maximum temperatures above average in the east south of Townsville, below average in the west, near average elsewhere.

Monday 28 April

Isolated to scattered showers in the northwest, over Cape York Peninsula, and over the Granite Belt. The chance of a thunderstorm about Torres Strait. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Maximum temperatures below average in the west and the southern interior, above average about parts of the east between Innisfail and Hervey Bay, near average elsewhere.

Tuesday 29 April

Isolated to scattered showers in the northwest, central interior and over Cape York Peninsula, as well as about the exposed coast of the southeast. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Maximum temperatures below average in the west and southern interior, near average elsewhere.

Wednesday 30 April

Isolated showers about the east coast, central interior and northwest, increasing to scattered showers about northern Cape York Peninsula and the exposed coast of the southeast. The chance of a thunderstorm about Torres Strait. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Maximum temperatures below average in western Queensland and the southern interior, becoming well below average about the southwest, near average elsewhere.

Thursday until Saturday

Isolated to scattered showers in eastern districts and over Cape York Peninsula. The chance of a thunderstorm about Torres Strait. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Maximum temperatures near average about the east coast north of Hervey Bay on Thursday, well below average about the southwest on Thursday, below average across Queensland otherwise.

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

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