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Satellite image. QLD Thu 2:00 am EST

Queensland

Thu 2:00 am EST

Patchy cloud is streaming over eastern QLD into a trough, generating showers and thundery outbreaks. There are some heavy falls over the North Tropical Coast. The rest of the state is mostly dry for now as a high directs in southerly winds, leading to a cool evening in the south.

Coastal wind warning

Issued at 22:53PM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Coastal Waters Wind Warning for Cooktown to Point Danger, Including Hervey Bay and Moreton Bay.

Flood warning

Issued at 16:52PM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Flood Warning for the Fitzroy River Basin Including the Dawson and Comet Rivers

Flood warning

Issued at 16:08PM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Flood Warning for Lower Condamine, Maranoa and Balonne River System

Flood warning

Issued at 10:03AM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Minor Flood Warning for the Weir River.

Flood warning

Issued at 10:08AM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Minor to Major Flood Warning for the Moonie River

Flood warning

Issued at 09:46AM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Major Flood Warning for the Wallam and Mungallala Creeks.

Flood warning

Issued at 09:06AM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Minor to Major Flood Warning for the Lower Warrego River.

Flood warning

Issued at 08:51AM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Major Flood Warning for the Paroo River.

Flood warning

Issued at 09:16AM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Moderate to Major Flood Warning for the Bulloo River.

Flood warning

Issued at 15:54PM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Flood Warning for Lower Thomson and Barcoo Rivers and the Cooper Creek

Flood warning

Issued at 09:21AM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Minor to Major Flood Warning for the Lower Diamantina River.

Flood warning

Issued at 09:33AM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Minor to Major Flood Warning for the Georgina River and Eyre Creek.

State Centres Forecast

Brisbane

Showers

21 - 27

Showers

Bundaberg

Showers

22 - 28

Showers

Cairns

Showers

25 - 31

Showers

Gold Coast

Showers

20 - 27

Showers

Longreach

Mostly cloudy

21 - 32

Mostly cloudy

Mackay

Showers

24 - 30

Showers

Mt Isa

Late thunder

22 - 30

Late thunder

Rockhampton

Showers

23 - 30

Showers

Sunshine Coast

Showers

21 - 26

Showers

Toowoomba

Showers

17 - 23

Showers

Townsville

Possible shower

24 - 31

Possible shower

Four Day Outlook

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Showers and storms in east spreading west. Heavier falls in the SE and NW. Dry in southwest. Cool with showers along the east coast. A few storms through the west. Mainly tropics. Cool with a few showers along the east coast. Isolated storms through the west and far north. A few showers along the east coast and north. Cool morning in the southeast. Warm in the west.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Roma, QLD 17.2°C
Maximum: Lucinda Point, QLD 28.7°C

Coastal Waters

Capricornia

Wednesday: E/SE 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots at times. Isolated showers.<p>Thursday: SE 20/25 knots, increasing to 25/33 knots during the afternoon. Showers, becoming squally during the day.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Central Coast

Wednesday: SE 15/20 knots, increasing to 20/25 knots offshore in the evening. Scattered showers.<p>Thursday: SE 20/25 knots, increasing to 25/33 knots during the day. Scattered showers.  Sea: Up to 2.5 m  

Fraser Is Waters

Wednesday: SE/NE 10/15 knots. Isolated showers.<p>Thursday: S/SE 20/25 knots, increasing to 25/33 knots during the day. Showers, becoming squally.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

Great Barrier Reef

Wednesday: SE 15/25 knots. Scattered showers.<p>Thursday: SE 20/25 knots, increasing to 25/33 knots during the day. Scattered showers.  Sea: Up to 2.5 m  

Hervey Bay

Wednesday: E/SE 10/15 knots. Isolated showers.<p>Thursday: SE 10/15 knots at first, increasing to 15/20 knots during the morning and increasing further 20/30 knots during the afternoon. Showers, becoming squally in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.8 m  

Keppel Bay

Thursday: SW to SE winds 10/15 knots increasing to 20/30 knots on Friday mainly in outer waters.  Sea: Up to 2.5 m  

Moreton Bay

Wednesday: S/SE 15/20 knots. Isolated showers, scattered with isolated thunderstorms in the far north.<p>Thursday: S/SE 15/25 knots, increasing to 25/30 knots during the day. Scattered squally showers.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  

North Tropical Waters

Wednesday: SE 15/20 knots, reaching 20/25 knots at times. 1.2/1.6 metres inside the reef. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.<p>Thursday: SE 20/25 knots, increasing to 25/33 knots during the day. 1.7 metres inside the reef. Scattered showers.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 3.0 m

Northeast Gulf

Wednesday: Variable 5/10 knots. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.<p>Thursday: SE/NE 10/15 knots. Showers and thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  

Peninsula Waters

Wednesday: North of Lockhart River, NW/NE winds 5/10 knots. South of Lockhart River, SE 10/15 knots, increasing to 15/20 knots during the evening. 0.7/1.2 metres inside the reef. Isolated showers.<p>Thursday: Variable 5/10 knots to the north of Cape Grenville. SE 15/20 knots south of Cape Grenville. 0.7/1.2 metres inside the reef. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 1.7 m  

Southeast Coast

Wednesday: Mostly SE/NE 10/15 knots, tending S/SE 15/25 knots south of Cape Moreton. Isolated showers.<p>Thursday: S/SE 15/25 knots, increasing to 25/33 knots from the south during the day. Scattered squally showers.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

Southeast Gulf

Wednesday: SE 15/20 knots. Isolated showers.<p>Thursday: SE/NE 15/20 knots, easing to 10/15 knots over northern waters during the afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.6 m  

Tropical Waters

Wednesday: SE 15/20 knots, shifting E/NE inshore in the afternoon. SE winds increasing to 20/25 knots offshore in the evening. Scattered showers.<p>Thursday: SE 20/25 knots, increasing to 25/33 knots during the day. Scattered showers.  Sea: Up to 2.5 m