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Welcome March
National
Showers and storms are expected across much of WA, the NT, and far north QLD in humid and unstable air, with an intensification in northeast NSW and southeast QLD. Western Tas will experience a few showers accompanied by brisk southwesterly winds, while much of Vic remains settled under high pressure. Weather warnings include a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Goldfields, Central Wheat Belt, and Gascoyne districts, Strong Wind Warning for Gold Coast Waters, and various Gale and Strong Wind Warnings for coastal areas in Vic, SA, and Tasmania.
Synoptic | Temp/Rain | Wind | Sea Surface Temp
State
Eastern ridge weakens, trough moves east, showers, storms likely, high extends ridge, wind surge along east coast, rain enhanced.
ACCESS (Values are rainfall over 3 hours)
4-day
Monday: Sunny across most areas, with scattered showers and storms in some parts of Queensland. Moderate winds shifting direction in some regions.
Tuesday: Mainly sunny in far southwest, isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms elsewhere, with showers mainly south of Gympie in the southeast. Showers expected to become widespread at times in far northern Queensland and the east coast between Yeppoon and Noosa Heads. Above-average temperatures in the southwest, near average elsewhere.
Wednesday: Sunny in south/southwest interior, Central West. Isolated showers. Scattered showers, few storms north of Carmila. Above average temperatures in southwest, near average elsewhere.
Thursday: Thursday forecast: Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in some parts. Showers in other areas, becoming widespread in the North Tropical Coast. Above average temperatures in southwest, near average elsewhere.
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands:
Maximum temperature: 33°C, Minimum temperature: low 20s, Wind: Light winds becoming easterly 15-20 km/h, Rain: High chance of showers, Thunderstorm, Sky: Partly cloudy.
Herbert and Lower Burdekin:
The weather forecast includes max temperature in the low to mid 30s, min temperature in the low to mid 20s, light winds becoming easterly to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h, with a high chance of showers likely in the late morning and afternoon, a chance of a thunderstorm, and partly cloudy conditions.
Central Coast and Whitsundays:
The weather will be partly cloudy with a medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening, low to mid 30s max temperature, overnight low to mid 20s min temperature, light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h, and a chance of a thunderstorm.
Peninsula:
Partly cloudy with high chance of showers and thunderstorm, w/ max low-mid 30s, min mid 20s, wind becoming E to NE 15-20 km/h, light winds in the evening.
Gulf Country:
Max temperature in the low to mid 30s, min temperature in the mid 20s, wind becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h, chance of showers and thunderstorm, partly cloudy with light winds.
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders:
Partly cloudy with high chance of showers in the north and medium chance elsewhere, chance of a thunderstorm, light winds, overnight temperatures in the low to mid 20s and daytime temperatures in the low to high 30s.
Capricornia:
Max temperature: low to mid 30s, Min temperature: low to mid 20s, Wind speed: Light, Wind direction: Variable, Rainfall: High chance of showers, Other: Partly cloudy with chance of severe thunderstorms in the south.
Central Highlands and Coalfields:
Max temperature: low to mid 30s, Min temperature: low 20s, Wind speed: Light, Wind direction: N/A, Rainfall: High chance of showers with thunderstorm, Other: Partly cloudy, falling to low 20s overnight.
Central West:
Max temperature: mid to high 30s, Min temperature: low to mid 20s, Wind speed: 15 to 20 km/h, Wind direction: northeast to southeasterly, Rainfall: slight chance, Other: Partly cloudy with medium chance of showers, chance of severe thunderstorm.
North West:
The forecast includes daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s, overnight temperatures falling to the mid 20s, light winds, a medium chance of showers north of Mt Isa in the afternoon and evening, and a chance of a thunderstorm from late morning, with mostly sunny skies prevailing.
Channel Country:
Max temperature: around 40, Min temperature: low to mid 20s, Wind speed: east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h, Wind direction: east to southeasterly, Rainfall: Sunny morning with a chance of thunderstorms in the northeast in the afternoon and evening.
Maranoa and Warrego:
Max temperature in the low to high 30s, min temperature in the low 20s, wind becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h, possibility of severe thunderstorms, and mostly sunny with medium chance of showers.
Darling Downs and Granite Belt:
High temperatures of 36°C, low temperatures of 19°C, light winds turning easterly to northeasterly with increasing speeds, partly cloudy with fog likely in southeast early, high chance of showers in north and medium chance elsewhere, possible severe thunderstorms.
Wide Bay and Burnett:
Max temperature: around 30°C, Min temperature: falling to the low 20s, Wind speed: light turning east to southeasterly 15-20 km/h, Wind direction: variable, Rainfall: showers likely, Other: Cloudy with a very high chance of showers, possible thunderstorms.
Southeast Coast:
Max temperature: around 30, Min temperature: low 20s, Wind speed: southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h, Wind direction: Light winds becoming southeasterly, Rainfall: High chance of showers, Thunderstorm possible, Conditions: Cloudy.
WEATHER WARNINGS
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Large Hailstones & Heavy Rainfall) for Goldfields, Central Wheat Belt & Gascoyne districts.
Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Gold Coast Waters.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego canceled.
Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast West & Esperance and Eucla coasts, with cancellation for Albany Coast.
Gale Warning for East Gippsland Coast, Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip, Gippsland Lakes & Central and Central Gippsland coasts.
Storm Force Wind Warning for Southeastern And Southern Areas.
Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for South East, East Coast, North West Coast, Central Plateau, Midlands, Western & Central North.
Strong Wind Warning for Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent & Far West, Upper West & Lower West coasts, with cancellation for Adelaide Metropolitan Waters.
Hazardous Surf Warning for Monday for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts.
Sheep Graziers Warning for South East.
Gale Warning East of Flinders Is, Derwent, Fred Hen Bay & Norfolks, Storm Bay, Channel & CN, Upper East, Lower E, SE & South West coasts.
Gale Warning for Eden Coast, Strong Wind Warning for Illawarra and Batemans coasts.
Flood Watch For The Salt Lake District And Nullarbor District Rivers And Sandy Desert.
Gale Warning For Southern Area.
Flood Watch For The Central Inland.
Fire Weather Warning for East Coast.
Multiple cancellations of heatwave warnings for Western Australia.
Flood warnings for various rivers in NSW, Queensland, and South Australia, including minor, moderate, and final flood warnings.
Storms - Heatwave - Fire danger
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