Monday, 19 April 2021, 3:08 pm
The ridge over Aotearoa New Zealand weakens as a
deepening low in the north Tasman Sea approaches the country
tomorrow (Tuesday). MetService is forecasting the low to
move southeast over the country on Wednesday, bringing rain
with heavy falls to the North Island and upper South Island.
Meanwhile, the remainder of the South Island remains dry in
the east, but rain or a few showers affect the west and Far
South.
Rain and strong north-easterly winds develop
over Northland Tuesday morning, spreading southwards to
Taupo by the end of the day and over the remainder of the
Queensland tourism operators hopeful for better school holidays after wet Easter weekend
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Wet weather caused some outdoor activities to be cancelled over the Easter long weekend.
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Queensland tourism operators say they ve had doubly bad luck this Easter weekend, with last week s lockdown and poor weather prompting waves of cancellations across the state.
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Many tourism operators had cancellations, on top of those from Queensland s snap lockdown
The industry is hopeful the weather will improve for the rest of the school holidays
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) predicted a broad area of the state, ranging from the central coast to the NSW border, could be inundated with rain from a trough off the Coral Sea.
The trough was then expected to move south or south-easterly on Monday, moving parallel to the coast along the coastal fringe or offshore, bringing with it heavy downpours. The threat was dependent on the track the trough took, but the Bureau warned heavy rainfall which could spark flash flooding could develop on Sunday night and into Monday. Six-hourly rainfall of 120-160mm was expected with more intense localised falls of 200-250mm possible in coastal communities and on Fraser Island. A flood watch had been issued for coastal catchments and the likes of Maroochydore, Gympie, Noosa Heads and Rainbow Beach were listed as areas which could be affected.
A new update from the Bureau of Meteorology is predicting intense rainfall that may lead to dangerous and life threatening flash flooding to communities east of Bundaberg. A subtropical low off the Capricornia Coast is forecast to combine with a strong upper level low and deepen while moving south towards Hervey Bay waters. It is then expected to adopt a south to south easterly track early on Monday morning and move off the coast around Rainbow Beach or Noosa Heads during the day. Heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding is likely to develop over areas between Seventeen Seventy and the Sunshine Coast later tonight and through Monday.
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