IDQ10240
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Wide Bay and Burnett District Forecast
Issued at 5:00 am EST on Thursday 24 August 2017
for the period until midnight EST Sunday 27 August 2017.
Warning Information
Weather Situation
A surface trough extends from the northern interior through the central interior and into the southeastern inland of Queensland with moist air to its east and very dry air to its west. The trough will move further east through today and should move off the far southeast coast late this evening. The surface trough will then shift north through southern waters during Friday. An upper trough will move northwards towards southern Queensland through today, increasing instability over the southeast of the state. This upper trough should then shift east into the Coral Sea during Friday. A high pressure system will move east into southeastern Australia on Friday, gradually extending a firm ridge onto the east Queensland coast. A ridge will persist through much of Queensland over the weekend with very dry air over the interior.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday 24 August
Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of gusty thunderstorms, possibly with small hail, most likely from late this morning. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 20s.
Fire Danger: High
Sun protection 9:10am to 2:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]
Forecast for Friday 25 August
Mostly sunny. Areas of morning frost in the south. Medium (40%) chance of showers along the coastal fringe, slight (20%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the north in the early morning. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southeasterly in the late morning and afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Saturday 26 August
Mostly sunny. Areas of morning frost inland. Slight (20%) chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 1 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Sunday 27 August
Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost inland. Slight (30%) chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, most likely in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EST Thursday.
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