Rain in Cairns region tipped to ease as Tiffany moves on

Bureau of Meteorology Duty Forecaster Steven Hadley said Cairns can look forward to a downgrade from a high chance to a medium chance of showers by Thursday.“We are looking at around 15 to 50mm of rain for Tuesday as compared to only 8 to 25mm for the rest of the week,” he said.“However, next Monday and Tuesday could possibly see quite frequent showers with a couple of thunderstorms as well.”On Abbott St, the Lefebour family visiting from Victoria said they were surprised by the heavy showers.Craig and Lisa Lefebour and sons Damon, 5, and Castiel, 7, were bemused by Monday’s heavy rain.“The weather is a bit more unpredictable than Melbourne,” Mrs Lefebour said.“But it’s good to be here on holiday,” Mr Lefebour said.Looking to Port Douglas, Cooktown and Atherton, Mr Hadley said they can also expect the trending showers to decrease throughout the week as TC Tiffany moves further away into the Gulf of Carpenteria.“While there are floodwatches out for parts of FNQ over the next few days, it isn’t likely that we will see nearly as much rain as they have in the Gympie region,” he said.“There is an initial flood warning for the Daintree and Mossman Rivers with the cyclone potentially bringing 100mm in the next 24 hours.”Cairns can expect average temperatures in the coming days as the heat is not expected to return.FNQ Town forecasts January 11Atherton: - 19C, cloudy with a 95 per cent chance of rain near the coast, with a 60 per cent chance elsewhere, possible severe thunderstorms and damanging winds exceeding 90 km/h.Cairns: - 29C, cloudy with a 95 per cent chance of rain followed by a thunderstorm in the afternoon all the way into the evening. Cardwell: - 24C, partly cloudy with a 90 per cent chance of rain near the coast and a 70 per cent chance elsewhere and chances of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Cooktown: - 30C, partly cloudy with a 90 per cent chance of rain near the coast and a 70 per cent chance elsewhere and chances of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.Innisfail: - 29C, partly cloudy with a 90 per cent chance of rain near the coast and a 70 per cent chance elsewhere and chances of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.Mareeba: - 25C, partly cloudy with a 90 per cent chance of rain near the coast and a 70 per cent chance elsewhere and chances of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.Port Douglas: -28C, cloudy with a 90 per cent chance of rain near the coast and a 60 per cent chance elsewhere and chances of thunderstorms with heavy falls towards the north region.

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Bureau of Meteorology Duty Forecaster Steven Hadley said Cairns can look forward to a downgrade from a high chance to a medium chance of showers by Thursday.“We are looking at around 15 to 50mm of rain for Tuesday as compared to only 8 to 25mm for the rest of the week,” he said.“However, next Monday and Tuesday could possibly see quite frequent showers with a couple of thunderstorms as well.”On Abbott St, the Lefebour family visiting from Victoria said they were surprised by the heavy showers.Craig and Lisa Lefebour and sons Damon, 5, and Castiel, 7, were bemused by Monday’s heavy rain.“The weather is a bit more unpredictable than Melbourne,” Mrs Lefebour said.“But it’s good to be here on holiday,” Mr Lefebour said.Looking to Port Douglas, Cooktown and Atherton, Mr Hadley said they can also expect the trending showers to decrease throughout the week as TC Tiffany moves further away into the Gulf of Carpenteria.“While there are floodwatches out for parts of FNQ over the next few days, it isn’t likely that we will see nearly as much rain as they have in the Gympie region,” he said.“There is an initial flood warning for the Daintree and Mossman Rivers with the cyclone potentially bringing 100mm in the next 24 hours.”Cairns can expect average temperatures in the coming days as the heat is not expected to return.FNQ Town forecasts January 11Atherton: - 19C, cloudy with a 95 per cent chance of rain near the coast, with a 60 per cent chance elsewhere, possible severe thunderstorms and damanging winds exceeding 90 km/h.Cairns: - 29C, cloudy with a 95 per cent chance of rain followed by a thunderstorm in the afternoon all the way into the evening. Cardwell: - 24C, partly cloudy with a 90 per cent chance of rain near the coast and a 70 per cent chance elsewhere and chances of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Cooktown: - 30C, partly cloudy with a 90 per cent chance of rain near the coast and a 70 per cent chance elsewhere and chances of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.Innisfail: - 29C, partly cloudy with a 90 per cent chance of rain near the coast and a 70 per cent chance elsewhere and chances of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.Mareeba: - 25C, partly cloudy with a 90 per cent chance of rain near the coast and a 70 per cent chance elsewhere and chances of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.Port Douglas: -28C, cloudy with a 90 per cent chance of rain near the coast and a 60 per cent chance elsewhere and chances of thunderstorms with heavy falls towards the north region.