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Daily Forecast - May 17 - Wally's Weather Australia

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National


A cold front will bring colder, stronger winds and showers to TAS and VIC, with some showers reaching the NSW Alps. Showers may contain small hail and will likely fall as snow in the Alps and highland areas of TAS. Northern NSW and southern QLD can expect showers and a few storms.

Synoptic | Temp/Rain | Wind | Sea Surface Temp

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4 Day Forecast

  • Friday: Isolated showers in eastern and inland regions, scattered showers along the east coast and northeast tropical coast. Cloudy in southeast QLD with showers becoming isolated later. Isolated showers with thunderstorms in southwestern QLD. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Moderate east to southeasterly winds, occasionally fresh along the exposed tropical east coast.

  • Saturday: Weekend weather summary: Showers and fog in parts, sunny in the west, cool temperatures in the southwest.

  • Sunday: Isolated showers on east coast and islands. Showers in north Peninsula and Torres Strait. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Patchy morning frost in southern interior. Fresh winds on east coast. Below-average temperatures in south, average in the north.

  • Monday: Isolated showers near east coast and islands. Scattered showers in north and Torres Strait. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Fresh winds along east coast. Patchy morning frost in south. Cooler temperatures in parts of interior and west. Below average daytime highs in east and interior.


National Warnings

  • TAS: Bush Walkers Weather Alert for Western and Central Plateau

  • NSW/ACT: Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

  • TAS: Sheep Graziers Warning for South East

  • VIC: Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Port Phillip, Western Port, Central, Central Gippsland, and East Gippsland coasts

  • NSW/ACT: Gale Warning for Friday for Batemans and Eden coasts; Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Illawarra Coast

  • TAS: Gale Warning for South East and South West coasts

  • QLD: Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

  • NSW/ACT: Storm Force Wind Warning for Western, Southern, and Southeastern Areas

  • NSW/ACT: Gale Warning for Western and Southern Areas

  • SA: Frost Warning for Mid North, Riverland, and Murraylands

  • VIC: Frost Warning for Mallee and North East

  • NSW/ACT: Minor Flood Warning for The Bogan River

  • QLD: Minor Flood Warning for Eyre Creek

  • NSW/ACT: Minor Flood Warning for The Warrego River.


Storms | Extreme Weather | Fire

State

Strong high-pressure system moving from southeast Australia to Tasman Sea, unsettled weather in inland southern Queensland, cooler and dry conditions expected statewide.

ACCESS (Values are rainfall over 3 hours)

Region Round-up North Tropical Coast and Tablelands:

Max temperature: 29°C, Min temperature: 16°C, Wind speed: 20-30 km/h, Wind direction: East to southeasterly, Rainfall: Slight chance of showers, Weather: Partly cloudy.

Herbert and Lower Burdekin:

The weather forecast includes: Max temperature around 30 degrees, min temperature between 15-19 degrees, light winds becoming southeasterly at 15-20 km/h, slight chance of a shower in the north with near zero chance elsewhere, and partly cloudy conditions.

Central Coast and Whitsundays:

Max temperature: mid to high 20s, Min temperature: 14-18, Wind speed: southeasterly 15-25 km/h becoming light in the evening, Wind direction: southeasterly, Rainfall: slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, mostly sunny.

Peninsula:

Max temperature around 30 with overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23, wind speed east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h, slight chance of showers north of Weipa, near zero chance elsewhere, partly cloudy conditions.

Gulf Country:

Max temperature in the low 30s, min temperature between 19 and 22, wind becoming southeasterly 15-25 km/h, rainfall, and sunny with light winds.

Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders:

The weather forecast includes a maximum temperature of 32 degrees, a minimum temperature of 15-18 degrees, easterly winds at 15-25 km/h turning southeasterly in the early afternoon, mostly sunny conditions, with no mention of rainfall.

Capricornia:

Mostly sunny with a slight chance of a coastal shower, light winds becoming southeasterly 15-20 km/h, with overnight temperatures between 12-17 and daytime temperatures reaching the mid-high 20s.

Central Highlands and Coalfields:

The weather will be mostly sunny with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 29, overnight temperatures dropping to 10 to 15, light winds turning southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning, then becoming light again in the evening, and no rainfall expected.

Central West:

Max temperature: 31°C, Min temperature: 12-16°C, Wind speed: 15-25 km/h, Wind direction: Easterly to southeasterly, Rainfall: None, Other: Sunny morning with chance of thunderstorm in Longreach.

North West:

Max temperature: low 30s, Min temperature: 15-19, Wind speed: 15-25 km/h, Wind direction: south to southeasterly, Rainfall: Mostly sunny.

Channel Country:

Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon, Max temperature: mid to high 20s, Min temperature: around 15, Wind speed: south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h, Wind direction: east to southeasterly tending south to southeasterly, Rainfall: n/a.

Maranoa and Warrego:

The day will have maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s, with overnight temperatures between 10 and 14, light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h, a medium chance of showers in the southeast and a slight chance elsewhere, and a chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon, with partly cloudy skies.

Darling Downs and Granite Belt:

Max temperature in the low 20s, min temperature between 10 and 13, light winds, partly cloudy with medium chance of showers in the southwest and slight chance elsewhere, no rainfall expected.

Wide Bay and Burnett:

Low to mid 20s temperature with light winds becoming southeasterly, partly cloudy with a medium chance of showers along the coastal fringe and a slight chance elsewhere, and overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 16.

Southeast Coast:

Max temperature: low to mid 20s, Min temperature: 12-15, Wind speed: Light, Wind direction: Variable, Rainfall: Very high chance of showers along coastal fringe, medium chance elsewhere, Other: Partly cloudy.


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National maps by Weatherzone (weatherzone.com.au)

State maps by Windy (Windy.com)

Weather forecast supplemented by Bureau of Meteorology (bom.gov.au)

Rainfall daily totals (https://meteologix.com/ )


Wally's Weather provides professionally researched data and information. Andrew aka 'Wally' has over 20 years of experience in meteorology research and data analysis. In 2023 finished top 4 for the AMOS national weather forecasting competition. The content here is provided as educational information aimed at providing the community and businesses with the tools required to determine local-based forecasts. IMPORTANT: The forecasts and information posted should never be used on their own to make business decisions as local influences.


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