Tropical low in Coral Sea off north Queensland may brew into a cyclone
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FebFebruary 2021 at 4:18am
Showers and thunderstorms will increase in the north and central coast regions from late Friday and over the weekend.
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A tropical low is set to develop in the north-west Coral Sea off north Queensland over the weekend and is likely to intensify into a cyclone.
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Showers and thunderstorms will increase in the north-east and central coast from late Friday
Conditions in the south-east will heat up during the week
Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecaster Kimba Wong said it was not clear where the system might sit as it intensified or what its direction of movement would be.
Tropical low in Coral Sea off north Queensland may brew into a cyclone
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Tropical lows in race to become Australia s next cyclone Rick Threlfall, Sunday January 31, 2021 - 11:12 EDT
The monsoon remains in an active phase across northern Australia and stretches across the northern Coral Sea and into the Pacific Ocean. Two tropical lows wrapped in the monsoonal flow are in a race to be named Lucas, Australia s next cyclone.
The two systems will have very different impacts on Australia. The tropical low to keep a very close watch on is currently (Sunday morning) over land in northwest Western Australia, about 200 kilometres to the south of Broome. This system has already brought heavy rainfall to parts of the Kimberley in the last couple of days. The tropical low is expected to move to the southwest through Sunday and strengthen, bringing heavy
Here s your state-by-state weather forecast for Thursday, January 28 2021:
New South Wales and ACT
Showers, breezy, cool-to-mild in the east. Showers/storms, breezy, mild-to-warm in the southwest. Windy, showers, storms, hot in the northwest.
Sydney will be cloudy with a low of 19C and a maximum of 24C.
Canberra will be cloudy with a high chance of showers, most likely later tonight and temperatures between 13C and a maximum of 20C.
A strong wind warning is in place for the Macquarie Coast, Hunter Coast, Sydney Coast and Illawarra Coast.
Queensland
Showers, warm-to-very warm in the southeast. Showers/storms, very warm in the northeast. Mostly sunny, very warm in the northwest. Heavy rain and storms in the far north.