Weather

Satellite image. QLD Fri 6:00 pm EST

Queensland

Fri 6:00 pm EST

Thick cloud is spreading into western and southern QLD, as moisture is drawn into a trough, causing areas of rain and storms. This rain is becoming heavy at times in the southwest. Low cloud along the northeast coast, in moist onshore winds, is causing showers.

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State Centres Forecast

Brisbane

Drizzle clearing

16 - 26

 Drizzle clearing

Bundaberg

Mostly sunny

15 - 26

 Mostly sunny

Cairns

Showers

22 - 28

 Showers

Gold Coast

Clearing shower

13 - 24

 Clearing shower

Longreach

Thunderstorms

18 - 27

 Thunderstorms

Mackay

Possible shower

19 - 25

 Possible shower

Mt Isa

Thunderstorms

19 - 27

 Thunderstorms

Rockhampton

Showers

17 - 27

 Showers

Sunshine Coast

Mostly sunny

15 - 25

 Mostly sunny

Toowoomba

Drizzle clearing

15 - 23

 Drizzle clearing

Townsville

Showers

20 - 28

 Showers

Four Day Outlook

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
Showers along the east coast with onshore winds.. A little rain moving into the far west and south. Humid easterly winds and showers in the east. Heavy rain and storms spreading through the west. Heavy rain across the central interior and SE. Showers in the northeast. Mild in the east. A few isolated thundery showers in the east. Becoming clearer in the west.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Stanthorpe, QLD 8.0°C
Maximum: Richmond, QLD 38.0°C

Coastal Waters

Capricornia

Friday: SE/NE 10/15 knots.<p>Saturday: NE 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots offshore at times. SW winds 5/10 knots close inshore early. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  

Central Coast

Friday: E/NE 10/15 knots. Inshore SW winds 5/10 knots early. Isolated showers.<p>Saturday: E/NE 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots offshore at times. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  

Fraser Is Waters

Friday: NW/NE 10/15 knots.<p>Saturday: N/NE 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots during the afternoon. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 1.7 m  

Great Barrier Reef

Friday: E/NE 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots at times. Isolated showers.<p>Saturday: E/NE 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots at times. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 1.7 m  

Hervey Bay

Friday: NE 10/15 knots.<p>Saturday: N/NE 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots at times. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 0.8 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

Friday: SW/NW 10 knots, tending SE 10/15 knots throughout by late morning. Possible isolated showers later.<p>Saturday: N/NE winds 10/15 knots very early morning, increasing to 15/20 knots by late morning. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 0.9 m  

North Tropical Waters

Friday: E/SE 15/20 knots north of Cairns, 10/15 knots south of Cairns. Isolated showers.<p>Saturday: E/SE 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots at times offshore. Lighter winds inshore early. Scattered showers, isolated storms.  Sea: Up to 1.7 m  

Northeast Gulf

Friday: E/SE 15/20 knots. Isolated showers.<p>Saturday: E/SE 15/20 knots, easing during the afternoon to 10/15 knots south of Weipa.  Sea: Up to 2.2 m  

Peninsula Waters

Friday: SE 20/30 knots. Isolated showers.<p>Saturday: SE 20/25 knots. Scattered showers and isolated storms.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  

Southeast Coast

Friday: SE 10/15 knots reaching 15/20 knots south of Cape Moreton. Isolated showers near and after the change.<p>Saturday: N/NE winds 10/15 knots very early morning, increasing to N/NE 15/20 knots by sunrise and increasing to 20/25 knots south of Cape Moreton in the afternoon. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 2.2 m  Swell: Up to 0.5 m

Southeast Gulf

Friday: E 10/15 knots with inshore seabreezes.<p>Saturday: SE/NE 10/15 knots.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  

Tropical Waters

Friday: SE/NE 10/15 knots. Inshore SW winds 5/10 knots early. Isolated showers.<p>Saturday: E/NE 10/15 knots. Scattered showers, isolated storms.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m