IDQ10240 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Wide Bay and Burnett District Forecast Issued at 5:00 am EST on Thursday 17 October 2024 for the period until midnight EST Sunday 20 October 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 high pressure ridge lies across much of the state, extending from a high pressure system in the Tasman Sea. The ridge will persist for the next few days. A weak trough lies across the southeastern interior of Queensland. The trough will weaken today. A deeper trough may move east across western and interior Queensland from Friday, reaching southeastern and central Queensland over the weekend. This trough is likely to drive shower and thunderstorm activity as it moves eastwards. Forecast for the rest of Thursday 17 October Mostly sunny. Yhe chance of fog in the south early this morning. Slight chance of a shower in the south, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 33. Bundaberg Mostly sunny. Max 29 Gayndah Sunny. Max 33 Gympie Partly cloudy. Max 30 Hervey Bay Sunny. Max 27 Kingaroy Mostly sunny. Max 29 Maryborough Sunny. Max 29 Fire Danger: Moderate Sun protection 7:50am to 3:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Forecast for Friday 18 October Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the south in the late afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming northerly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 34. Bundaberg Cloud clearing. Min 18 Max 29 Gayndah Sunny. Min 16 Max 34 Gympie Partly cloudy. Min 15 Max 32 Hervey Bay Cloud clearing. Min 18 Max 27 Kingaroy Mostly sunny. Min 13 Max 31 Maryborough Partly cloudy. Min 16 Max 29 Forecast for Saturday 19 October Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds northerly 15 to 25 km/h turning west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then tending north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. Bundaberg Partly cloudy. Min 19 Max 31 Gayndah Partly cloudy. Min 17 Max 36 Gympie Possible shower. Min 18 Max 34 Hervey Bay Partly cloudy. Min 20 Max 27 Kingaroy Partly cloudy. Min 15 Max 32 Maryborough Partly cloudy. Min 19 Max 31 Forecast for Sunday 20 October Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower near the coast, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 35. Bundaberg Partly cloudy. Min 20 Max 32 Gayndah Sunny. Min 18 Max 35 Gympie Mostly sunny. Min 17 Max 32 Hervey Bay Mostly sunny. Min 20 Max 29 Kingaroy Sunny. Min 14 Max 31 Maryborough Partly cloudy. Min 18 Max 32 The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EST Thursday. * 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).