IDQ10130 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders District Forecast Issued at 4:15 pm EST on Sunday 17 November 2024 for the period until midnight EST Thursday 21 November 2024. Warning Information For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts. Weather Situation A ridge along the east coast will weaken on Monday as a high pressure system moves east of New Zealand. A trough over the Channel Country will move further east over southwest parts of Queensland tonight, then will move across the northwest, central and southern interior on Monday, before reaching South East Queensland and adjacent coastal waters on Tuesday. A new ridge and moist onshore winds will extend along the east coast from Wednesday, combining with an approaching upper trough to increase rainfall about the southern coast midweek and about the tropical east coast later in the week. Forecast for the rest of Sunday 17 November Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Forecast for Monday 18 November Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the southwest, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the southwest. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 25 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s. Charters Towers Sunny. Min 20 Max 37 Georgetown Sunny. Min 23 Max 38 Fire Danger: Moderate Sun protection 8:00am to 4:00pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Forecast for Tuesday 19 November Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers in the west in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the southwest. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the early afternoon then becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 25 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s. Charters Towers Sunny. Min 20 Max 37 Georgetown Sunny. Min 23 Max 38 Forecast for Wednesday 20 November Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 38. Charters Towers Shower or two. Min 21 Max 35 Georgetown Shower or two. Min 24 Max 37 Forecast for Thursday 21 November Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the east, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 37. Charters Towers Showers. Possible storm. Min 21 Max 31 Georgetown Shower or two. Possible storm. Min 24 Max 36 The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Monday. * Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532). Users of these web pages are deemed to have read and accepted the conditions described in the Copyright, Disclaimer, and Privacy statements (http://www.bom.gov.au/other/copyright.shtml).