7News Gold Coast - Weather and Closer, Thursday August 22nd 2024

FS can get back up there again Dusty we'll get a standing ovation I reckon certainly will thank you s well coming up chicken prices hit by the cost of living why the biggest impact is on our waistlines that story is soon on 7 news and after a very wet August we are in for a run of clear skies I'll have the forecast [Music] next welcome back a disturbing fighting heads 7 news and 6 here's Max forcher Steve coming up a bombshell investigation into the can's Chopper crash the shock Revelations only on seven also airport emergency a rogue passenger running on the wing of a jet star plane a mother and her child caught in a carjacking she speaks to seven news hooping cough cases explode the warning to all Queensland parents and life-changing Lotto calls ahead of tonight's Mega Powerball draw those stories are more coming up next yes tuning in for that weather time now let's go to Michelle thanks Amanda there's been plenty of sunshine around today and that is something we can get used to right now it is 20° at Main Beach with Northerly winds at 13 km per hour it was a warmer night last night with 17° at kol and Gat Burly heads and at the Seaway the daytime temperatures didn't go quite as high as expected sitting in the mid 20s along the coast on the satellite today we have had some scattered showers Inland but the go Coast is sitting pretty under clear skies beneath a ridge of high pressure tomorrow a new high pressure system becomes the feature moving from New South Wales into the tasmine sea and keeping conditions on the coast stable so a mostly sunny day on the coast tomorrow with tops in the mid 20s again 15 to 24 degrees along the southern end and the chance of fog tomorrow morning Inland in surface Paradise tomorrow a partly cloud day hiding in here is a 20% chance of rain in the late morning and the afternoon B's northwesterly winds to 20 knots will shift southeasterly in the morning Seas to 1 and 1/2 M now below the surface here is how it's looking near North stradbroke Island water Clarity is improving day by day after the rain we had visibility is now between 4 and 8 m clear enough to enjoy a swim with a hawk spilled Turtle Surfers you would have been better off having a swim to not much to write home about here with a weak Northerly swell and there'll be a small swell again tomorrow KNE to waste high and starting the day with southwesterly winds looking ahead and we are in for a sunny weekend before temperatures are on the Move reaching 30° next week and bringing a much warmer than usual end to Winter Steven Amanda it might even be pool weather yeah feeling like summer the beos have to bring them out again oh gosh no no thanks Michelle and thank you for your company this evening we'll be back with more Gold Coast News tomorrow at 5:30 but stay with us the news at 6 is starting now [Music]