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Satellite image. QLD Wed 12:00 am EST

Queensland

Wed 12:00 am EST

Widespread cloud over southern QLD is forming as humid winds feed into a trough, causing rain areas and a few inland storms. Cloud over the northern inland near the trough is also triggering the odd storm. Low cloud on the coast in onshore winds is bringing one or two showers.

Severe weather warning

Issued at 20:59PM on Tuesday 18 November 2008

Severe Weather Warning for Heavy Rain and Possible Flooding for People in the SE Coast, South of Brisbane.

State Centres Forecast

Brisbane

Thunderstorms

19 - 25

Thunderstorms

Bundaberg

Thunderstorms

21 - 27

Thunderstorms

Cairns

Possible shower

24 - 32

Possible shower

Gold Coast

Thunderstorms

18 - 25

Thunderstorms

Longreach

Thunderstorms

23 - 35

Thunderstorms

Mackay

Mostly cloudy

22 - 31

Mostly cloudy

Mt Isa

Thunderstorms

23 - 37

Thunderstorms

Rockhampton

Showers increasing

22 - 30

Showers increasing

Sunshine Coast

Thunderstorms

20 - 25

Thunderstorms

Toowoomba

Thunderstorms

16 - 19

Thunderstorms

Townsville

Late thunder

24 - 32

Late thunder

Four Day Outlook

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Rain and thunderstorms over the west and south. Isolated showers and storms in the north. Showers and thunderstorms in the east and north. Becoming mostly sunny over the southwest. Showers and thunderstorms near the east coast. Mostly sunny and warmer over the inland. Patchy rain and storms over the interior and south. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the north.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Stanthorpe, QLD 12.8°C
Maximum: Cloncurry, QLD 32.9°C

Coastal Waters

Capricornia

Tuesday: E/NE winds 10/15 knots. Isolated showers, tending scattered in the south.<p>Wednesday: N/NE winds 10/15 knots. Showers.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  

Central Coast

Tuesday: NE winds 10/15 knots. Isolated showers.<p>Wednesday: NE/N winds 5/10 knots, increasing to 10/15 knots in the afternoon. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  

Fraser Is Waters

Tuesday: E/NE winds 15/20 knots. Rain areas.<p>Wednesday: NE/N winds 10/15 knots. Rain areas, isolated thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  

Great Barrier Reef

Tuesday: E/NE winds 10/15 knots. Isolated showers.<p>Wednesday: N/NE winds 10/15 knots. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  

Hervey Bay

Tuesday: SE/E winds 10/15 knots. Scattered showers.<p>Wednesday: NE/N winds 10/15 knots. Showers.  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

Tuesday: E/NE winds 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots at times. Rain periods.<p>Wednesday: N/NE winds 15/20 knots. Rain periods. Afternoon thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  

North Tropical Waters

Tuesday: NE winds 5/10 knots, reaching 10/15 knots at times in the afternoon seabreeze. Isolated showers.<p>Wednesday: NE winds 5/10 knots. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  

Northeast Gulf

Tuesday: SE/E winds 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots at times near Torres Strait. Winds tending variable 5/10 knots south of Weipa this afternoon with inshore seabreezes. Isolated showers and coastal thunderstorms.<p>Wednesday: SE/E winds 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots at times near Torres Strait. Winds tending variable 5/10 knots south of Weipa in the afternoon with inshore seabreezes. Isolated showers and afternoon coastal thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.7 m  

Peninsula Waters

Tuesday: SE winds 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots near Torres Strait. Isolated showers.<p>Wednesday: SE/E winds 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots near Torres Strait. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 1.7 m  

Southeast Coast

Tuesday: SE/NE winds 15/20 knots. Rain areas.<p>Wednesday: N/NE winds 15/20 knots, reaching 20/25 knots south of Cape Moreton. Rain areas. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 2.2 m  

Southeast Gulf

Tuesday: NE/N winds 10/15 knots with inshore afternoon seabreezes. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.<p>Wednesday: NE/N winds 10/15 knots tending variable 5/10 knots in the afternoon, with inshore afternoon seabreezes. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  

Tropical Waters

NE/N winds 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots at times. Isolated showers and thunderstorms early morning, then late in the day.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m