The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a warning that there is 55% probability that the tropical cyclone could form tomorrow in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
The Bureau estimates that it may landfall by Monday. The current Tropical Low 09U is forecast develop into category 2 storm before crossing the southwest coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria.
A tropical cyclone watch has been declared from Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory to the Queensland Border.
“During next week the system should move west or southwest through the Northern Territory as a tropical low.”
At the high chance greater than 65% the storm will develop into a tropical cyclone and will be named Tropical Cyclone Megan, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Meanwhile, the 74-day run of consecutive nights above 20 degrees C has broken as for the first since January 1, Brisbane’s overnight temperature last night fallen to 19.8 degree C at 5.30am.