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The weather for the Country Fest is looking fine for the 2 days, 0mm rainfall forecast at the moment. I will keep you updated.
Monsoon Update
TC Megan has developed in the Gulf of Carpentaria. You can find updates on Megan's path and advice through the Tropical Cyclone Advice and Track Map linked in the yellow banner above. Additionally, there's a Severe Weather Warning and Flood Watch in effect. Currently categorized as a Category 1 cyclone, Megan is located east of Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Forecast suggests Megan will intensify to Category 3 before making landfall along the southwest coast of the Gulf, likely on Monday. After reaching land, Megan is expected to weaken rapidly and move westward across the Northern Territory as a tropical low.
Meanwhile 08U appears to have weakened with the Monsoon pulse having moved on to the Northern region where TC Megan is located. We should see some tropical low development over the next week in the Coral Sea, however with the strong cooler drier winds from the South, things won't be as suitable for cyclone development. There could be some short sharp storms around as the systems move about and troughs cross the coastline for the FNQ coast and possible the NQ coast.
The circulating air on the Northern side of the trough should build a tropical low within a week. The converging winds will produce heavy rain North of Cairns.
Pink concerts in Townsville look to be expecting light showers for the Friday and heavier showers on the Sunday. However, I am expecting things to change daily. It all depends on the low pressure system forming to the North of Townsville over the next 4 days.
Easter looks to be starting with showers, possibly heavy rain on the Thursday, then fine over the weekend into Monday.
National
Intense rain, storms, and winds will occur in the tropics and northwest WA due to active monsoon lows and a tropical cyclone. In humid and unstable winds, showers and storms are expected to spread across QLD, Vic, and NSW. Meanwhile, WA's south and west will experience scattered showers and storms in less unstable conditions.
Synoptic | Temp/Rain | Wind | Sea Surface Temp
State
The monsoon trough will bring increased rainfall to North and Far North Queensland as it moves southward for several days. Tropical Cyclone Megan is expected to move south over the weekend with potential for further development before reaching the southern Gulf coast next week. Showery winds along the east coast will push moisture inland, with a weak trough possible in inland southern Queensland early next week.
ACCESS (Values are rainfall over 3 hours)
4-day
Sunday: Far North Queensland and Gulf Country: Showers, thunder north of Georgetown. Rain near Cape York Peninsula, Gulf Country. Heavy rain, strong winds possible. Northeast coast: Showers, thunder north of Cairns. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Winds variable.
Monday: Monday: Showers and thunderstorms in North Queensland, potential heavy rainfall in some areas, chance of gales and strong winds along the coast. Temperature variations across different regions.
Tuesday: Tuesday: Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms in North and Far North Queensland. Showers becoming widespread with rain near Cape York Peninsula and Gulf Country. Heavy rainfall possible in Gulf Country due to Tropical Cyclone Megan. Locally heavy falls possible in northeast tropical coast north of Townsville. Isolated showers or thunderstorms possible east of Goondiwindi and south of Brisbane. Partly cloudy in other areas. High temperatures above average in southwest and southern interior, below average in northwest, near average elsewhere.
Wednesday: Scattered showers with thunderstorms possible in north of Townsville and Hughenden. Showers and heavy rain potential in Cape York Peninsula, northeast tropical coast. Isolated showers with thunderstorms in southern interior. Partly cloudy with varying temperatures across regions.
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands:
Max temperature: 30°C, Min temperature: 20°C, Wind speed: 15-25 km/h easterly, Wind direction: East, Rainfall: High chance, Other: Cloudy with chance of severe thunderstorm.
Herbert and Lower Burdekin:
Max temperature: 33°C, Min temperature: 20°C, Wind: East to southeasterly 15-25 km/h, Rainfall: Medium chance of showers, Sky: Partly cloudy.
Central Coast and Whitsundays:
Maximum temperature: 33°C, Minimum temperature: 20°C, Wind speed: 20-30 km/h, Wind direction: East to southeasterly, Rainfall: Partly cloudy with medium chance of showers near the coast and slight chance elsewhere.
Peninsula:
Max temperature: low 30s, Min temperature: low to mid 20s, Wind speed: 15 to 25 km/h, Wind direction: east to northeasterly, Rainfall: showers likely, Other: Cloudy with a high chance of showers, potential thunderstorm.
Gulf Country:
High: mid to high 30s; Low: mid to high 20s; Wind: 25 to 35 km/h east to northeasterly; Showers likely, chance of thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and damaging winds possible.
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders:
Max temperature: 36°C, Min temperature: 20°C, Wind speed: 25-35 km/h (E to NE), Rainfall: Medium chance of showers in the north, slight chance elsewhere, Other: Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorm.
Capricornia:
Max temperature: 30°C, Min temperature: 17-21°C, Wind speed: 15-25 km/h, Wind direction: Southeasterly turning easterly, Rainfall: Slight chance of shower, Other: Partly cloudy.
Central Highlands and Coalfields:
The weather will be mostly sunny with easterly winds 15-25 km/h, temperatures dropping to 17-21°C overnight and reaching low to mid 30s during the day, and little to no rainfall expected.
Central West:
The weather forecast includes a maximum temperature in the mid to high 30s, a minimum temperature falling to 20 to 25 degrees overnight, wind speeds shifting from east to northeasterly 25 to 35 km/h to lighter speeds in the evening, with the possibility of rain and mainly sunny conditions.
North West:
Max temperature: 33-38°C, Min temperature: mid 20s, Wind speed: 15-20 km/h increasing to 25-35 km/h, Wind direction: east to northeasterly, Rainfall: medium chance of showers, Other: Partly cloudy with chance of thunderstorm.
Channel Country:
Maximum temperature around 40, minimum temperature in the mid to high 20s, wind speeds increasing from east to northeasterly 15-35 km/h, chance of showers near New South Wales border, slight chance of showers elsewhere, chance of thunderstorm in the southeast, mostly sunny weather overall.
Maranoa and Warrego:
The weather forecast includes low to mid 30s temperatures, east to northeasterly winds, medium chance of showers in the west, and a chance of thunderstorms in the south with overnight temperatures dropping to 18-24 degrees.
Darling Downs and Granite Belt:
The weather will be partly cloudy with a medium chance of showers, possible thunderstorms in the southwest, with temperatures reaching a high of 33°C, a low of 15°C, and easterly to northeasterly winds at 15-25 km/h.
Wide Bay and Burnett:
Max temperature: 31°C, Min temperature: 16°C, Wind speed: 15-25 km/h, Wind direction: East to southeasterly, Rainfall: High chance of showers along coastal fringe, Partly cloudy.
Southeast Coast:
Max temperature in the mid to high 20s, min temperature between 16 and 20, wind speed starting light and becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h, rainfall with high chance of showers mainly in late morning and afternoon, partly cloudy throughout the day.
WEATHER WARNINGS
Tropical Cyclone Advice issued for the Northern Territory.
Gale Warning for South East Gulf of Carpentaria and North East Gulf of Carpentaria in QLD.
Strong Wind Warning issued for Sunday for Perth Local Waters, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Perth, and Bunbury Geographe coasts in WA.
Severe Weather Warning for heavy rainfall in parts of Arnhem district in the NT.
Gale Warning issued for Roper Groote Coast and Strong Wind Warning for Arafura and Gove Peninsula coasts in the NT, with a cancellation for Van Diemen Gulf.
Tropical Cyclone Technical Bulletin and Forecast Track Map issued in the NT.
Tropical Cyclone Technical Bulletin issued in WA.
Ocean Wind Warning issued for Tropical Cyclone.
Hazardous Surf Warning for Sunday issued for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans, and Eden coasts in NSW/ACT.
Gale Warning issued for the Southern Area and Storm Force Wind Warning for Western, Southern, and Southeastern Areas in NSW/ACT.
Strong Wind Warning issued for Sunday for East Gippsland Coast in VIC.
Initial Minor Flood Warning issued for the Warrego River (Nsw) in NSW/ACT.
Flood Watch issued for parts of the Top End and Barkly of NT.
Minor Flood Warning issued for the Fitzroy River in WA.
Flood Watch issued for the Cape York Peninsula, North Tropical Coast, and the Gulf Country in QLD.
Final Flood Watch issued for the West Kimberley in WA.
Flood Warning issued for the Victoria River and Moderate Flood Warning for the Daly River in NT.
Minor Flood Warning issued for the Katherine River in NT.
Cancellation of Wind Warning issued for Byron Coast in NSW/ACT.
Fire Weather Warning issued for Ashburton Coast in WA.
Final Flood Warning issued for the Paroo River (Qld) and the Oakover and Nullagine Rivers in WA.
Minor Flood Warning issued for the Diamantina River in QLD.
Minor Flood Warning issued for the Paroo River (Nsw) in NSW/ACT.
Flood Warning issued for the Eucla District and the Salt Lakes District Rivers in WA.
Moderate Flood Warning issued for Eyre Creek and Minor Flood Warning for the Georgina River in QLD.
Flood Warning issued for the Inland Rivers in SA.
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