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Satellite image. QLD Sat 3:00 am EST

Queensland

Sat 3:00 am EST

Low cloud is being driven over eastern QLD in gusty southeasterly winds, generating showers, mainly light. Cloud across the far north and Gulf Country as tropical moisture is drawn into a trough is causing showers and storms. Skies are clearest in the southwest under a ridge.

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State Centres Forecast

Brisbane

Possible shower

21 - 26

 Possible shower

Bundaberg

Possible shower

21 - 28

 Possible shower

Cairns

Windy with showers

24 - 31

 Windy with showers

Gold Coast

Showers

20 - 26

 Showers

Longreach

Mostly cloudy

21 - 32

 Mostly cloudy

Mackay

Showers

23 - 29

 Showers

Mt Isa

Mostly cloudy

23 - 34

 Mostly cloudy

Rockhampton

Possible shower

22 - 30

 Possible shower

Sunshine Coast

Showers

20 - 26

 Showers

Toowoomba

Mostly cloudy

15 - 22

 Mostly cloudy

Townsville

Possible shower

24 - 30

 Possible shower

Four Day Outlook

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
Cool with a few showers along the east coast. Isolated storms in the far north. Dry inland. A few showers along in the east and north. Warm and dry in the west. Showers along the east coast. Remaining warm and dry in the west. Cooler night in the southeast. Warm day inland. Showers along the east coast. Storms in north.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Stanthorpe, QLD 13.4°C
Maximum: Normanton Ap, QLD 27.9°C

Coastal Waters

Capricornia

Friday: SE 25/35 knots, reaching 30/40 knots offshore this evening. Scattered squally showers.<p>Saturday: SE 30/40 knots. Lighter winds inshore early morning. Scattered squally showers.  Sea: Up to 3.5 m  Swell: Up to 3.5 m

Central Coast

Friday: SE 25/35 knots. Scattered squally showers.<p>Saturday: SE 25/35 knots, reaching 30/40 knots offshore. Scattered squally showers.  Sea: Up to 3.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Fraser Is Waters

Friday: SE 25/35 knots, reaching 30/40 knots offshore. Isolated to scattered squally showers.<p>Saturday: SE 25/35 knots. Scattered squally showers.  Sea: Up to 3.5 m  Swell: Up to 3.5 m

Great Barrier Reef

Friday: SE winds 25/35 knots. Scattered squally showers.<p>Saturday: SE winds 30/40 knots. Scattered squally showers.  Sea: Up to 3.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

Hervey Bay

Friday: SE 20/30 knots, reaching 25/33 knots over the northern bay this afternoon and evening. Scattered squally showers.<p>Saturday: SE 25/33 knots. Lighter winds inshore early morning. Isolated to scattered squally showers.  Sea: Up to 2.2 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: S/SE 25/30 knots. Scattered squally showers.<p>Saturday: SE 20/30 knots. Isolated to scattered squally showers.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  

North Tropical Waters

Friday: SE 25/33 knots. Scattered squally showers.<p>Saturday: SE 25/33 knots, increasing to 30/35 knots offshore south of Cairns during the day. Lighter winds inshore early morning south of Cairns. Scattered squally showers.  Sea: Up to 3.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

Northeast Gulf

Friday: SE/NE 10/15 knots, tending variable 5/10 knots north of Cullen Point. Showers and isolated thunderstorms, tending to rain at times this evening.<p>Saturday: E/SE 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots south of Weipa during the morning and evening. Showers and isolated thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.7 m  

Peninsula Waters

Friday: North of Cape Grenville: S/SE 10/15 knots. Rain areas and isolated thunderstorms. South of Cape Grenville: SE 15/20 knots, reaching 20/25 knots south of Lockhart River. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Rain areas in the north.<p>Saturday: SE 10/20 knots, reaching 20/25 knots south of Lockhart River and further increasing to 25/30 knots south of Cape Melville during the morning. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 2.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Southeast Coast

Friday: S/SE 25/35 knots, reaching 30/40 knots offshore. Isolated to scattered squally showers.<p>Saturday: S/SE 25/33 knots. Scattered squally showers.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 3.5 m

Southeast Gulf

Friday: SE/NE 10/15 knots. Showers and isolated thunderstorms.<p>Saturday: SE/E 15/20 knots, reaching 20/25 knots during the morning and evening. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  

Tropical Waters

Friday: SE 25/33 knots. Scattered squally showers.<p>Saturday: SE 25/33 knots, increasing to 30/40 knots offshore during the day. Lighter winds inshore early morning. Scattered squally showers.  Sea: Up to 3.5 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m