Showers and storms in CQ

IT might come and go at times, but rain is predicted to be hanging around the region until early next week.

Mike Marrinan, from the Bureau of Meteorology, said there would be generally unsettled weather this weekend around Rockhampton, with showers and short storms in the afternoon and rain at night.

“There may be some isolated heavy falls in places, but we won’t see the widespread heavy falls that occurred early in the week” Mr Marrinan said.

“It will remain unsettled through to the early part of next week.”

He also predicted more prominent rain in the southern parts of Capricornia and the Central Highlights.

Weatherzone.com.au predicts rain over Rockhampton for the next seven days with maximum temperatures this weekend at 30deg, and minimum 23.

Thursday night rainfalls included 40mm at Clermont, 21 at Yeppoon at 14 at Gladstone.

While water levels were rising at Waterpark Creek in Byfield and the Fitzroy River at Wattlebank yesterday, other areas like Neerkol Creek and Stanwell and Raglan Creek at Old Station were falling.

After initial reports of water rising in the Fitzroy River at Riversleigh it had changed to steady by 3pm.

At midday yesterday the Fitzroy River at Yaamba was reported to be falling fast.

CQ FORECAST

Afternoon showers, short storms, night rain

Some isolated heavy rainfall

A flood warning is current for the Connors, Lower Isaac and Dawson Rivers and Baffle Creek