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Tropical Low
Cyclone Lola is now over the Vanuatu islands 976hPa. It will likely weaken although the Fiji Meteorology Service has it strengthening to Cat 4. It will likely be short lived if it does as it meets cooler drier air and cooler waters plus the land factor will also weaken it. It is expected to move in a SSW direction.
National
A Tasman Sea high maintains weak northern Queensland ridge with settled conditions. Interior trough moves slowly. Tropical Cyclone Lola near Vanuatu moves southwest, staying offshore before weakening. Upper low may create northern New South Wales surface low. Combining with strong ridge from south of Australia, it brings strong cool wind change over Queensland.
State
Tasman Sea high maintains weak northern QLD ridge, settled conditions. Interior trough remains slow-moving. Cyclone Lola near Vanuatu, moving southwest, expected to weaken offshore. Upper low may create surface low off northern NSW coast Thu-Fri. Low combines with strong ridge to produce strong, cool southeasterly wind change over QLD by end of week.
4-day
Tuesday: Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms in southeastern Queensland, mainly inland, and the Gulf Country. Clear skies everywhere else. Winds will be light to moderate from the north to northeast in eastern and northern areas, becoming fresh along the southern Queensland coast. In the interior, winds will be from the southwest to northwest.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in southeast inland and Gulf Country. Dusty in Channel Country. Temperatures above average, especially in central and southeast QLD.
Thursday: Eastern districts south of Rockhampton may experience isolated showers and thunderstorms while South East Queensland might experience scattered showers. The rest of the region will be sunny with gusty southerly winds and a possibility of raised dust in the Channel Country. Maximum temperatures will be above average in eastern Queensland and below average in western Queensland. The interior will have a high fire danger, reaching extreme levels in the far southwest.
Friday: Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in southeastern Queensland, Wide Bay and Burnett, and the Darling Downs. Mostly sunny elsewhere, with gusty southeasterly winds in southern and western Queensland. Max temperatures above average in northern Queensland, well below average in southern Queensland.
Townsville
Min 22 Max 31 Mostly sunny, no rain, winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h, turning east to northeasterly in the late afternoon, then becoming light in the evening.
Herbert and Lower Burdekin
Min 19 Max 32 Sunny, no rain. Winds: north to northeasterly, light, becoming northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h around midday, then decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Min 17 Max 34 Sunny, 0% rain. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning.
Cairns
Min 20 Max 32 Mostly sunny, 0% rain. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day, then turning light in the early afternoon.
Mackay
Min 19 Max 30 Mostly sunny, 0% rain. Light winds, turning easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day and then becoming light in the evening.
Northern Goldfields
Min 19 Max 40 Sunny, 0% rain. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h, becoming light in the morning and then shifting to southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the evening.
Mt Isa
Min 19 Max 41 Sunny, 0% rain. Light winds, becoming southerly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon and then becoming light in the evening.
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Weather forecast supplemented by Bureau of Meteorology (bom.gov.au)
Rainfall daily totals (https://meteologix.com/ )
Wally's Weather provides professionally researched data and information. Andrew aka 'Wally' has over 20 years of experience in meteorology research and data analysis. In 2023 finished top 4 for the AMOS national weather forecasting competition. The content here is provided as educational information aimed at providing the community and businesses with the tools required to determine local-based forecasts. IMPORTANT: The forecasts and information posted should never be used on their own to make business decisions as local influences.
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