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Satellite image. QLD Thu 12:00 pm EST

Queensland

Thu 12:00 pm EST

Cloud over far northern QLD in unstable easterly winds is bringing the odd storm and showers. Patches of cloud building over the far south near a trough is triggering a few showers. Skies are staying mostly clear over the rest of the state under a high pressure ridge.

Severe thunderstorm warning

Issued at 14:14PM on Thursday 4 December 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds/Hail): Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim, as well as Gympie, Ipswich, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba.

Severe thunderstorm warning

Issued at 14:47PM on Thursday 4 December 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Wind/Hail) for Southeast Coast. Including Brisbane, Toowomba, Maroochydore, Gympie, Kingaroy.

State Centres Forecast

Brisbane

Late thunder

23 - 32

 Late thunder

Bundaberg

Mostly sunny

22 - 33

 Mostly sunny

Cairns

Mostly cloudy

24 - 33

 Mostly cloudy

Gold Coast

Late thunder

20 - 31

 Late thunder

Longreach

Mostly sunny

27 - 42

 Mostly sunny

Mackay

Mostly sunny

23 - 33

 Mostly sunny

Mt Isa

Mostly sunny

26 - 42

 Mostly sunny

Rockhampton

Mostly sunny

22 - 35

 Mostly sunny

Sunshine Coast

Late thunder

22 - 32

 Late thunder

Toowoomba

Late thunder

18 - 31

 Late thunder

Townsville

Mostly sunny

24 - 33

 Mostly sunny

Four Day Outlook

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Hot in west. Isolated storms east, mainly southeas. Showers and storms in the northern tropics. Isolated showers/storms over southeast. Hot inland. Showers and storms in the northern tropics. Showers/storms developing across the south. Showers and storms in far northern tropics. Isolated showers/storms for most areas. Hot inland. Cooler southerly change reaching SW.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Stanthorpe, QLD 15.0°C
Maximum: Birdsville, QLD 45.5°C

Coastal Waters

Capricornia

NE winds 10/15 knots.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  

Central Coast

E/SE winds 10/15 knots tending more NE inshore during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  

Fraser Is Waters

NE/N winds 10/15 knots, lighter winds inshore early.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  

Great Barrier Reef

SE/E winds 10/15 knots.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  

Hervey Bay

NE/N winds 5/10 knots at first increasing to 10/15 knots by late morning.  Sea: Up to 1.0 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

NE/N winds 10/15 knots will shift SE 15/20 knots in the afternoon. Possible afternoon shower or thunderstorm.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  

North Tropical Waters

SE winds 15/20 knots north of Port Douglas, 10/15 knots south. Inshore afternoon E/NE seabreezes 10/15 knots south of Port Douglas. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 1.6 m  

Northeast Gulf

E/NE winds 10/15 knots with inshore afternoon seabreezes. Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  

Peninsula Waters

SE winds 15/20 knots. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.6 m  

Southeast Coast

N/NW winds 10/15 knots north of Point Lookout increasing to 15/20 knots to the south. Winds tending N/NE inshore in the afternoon. A S/SE 15/20 knots change will enter southern waters about midday and reach the Sunshine Coast early evening. Isolated showers and thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon and evening.  Sea: Up to 1.7 m  

Southeast Gulf

NE/E winds 10/15 knots with inshore afternoon NW'ly seabreezes. Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  

Tropical Waters

SE/E winds 10/15 knots, inshore afternoon NE seabreezes 15/20 knots.  Sea: Up to 1.3 m