Hopes are fading of end of wet season rain in the North West as another week of sunny weather remains on the forecast.
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Tuesday will be a hot one with a sunny day and a top of 37 degrees in Mount Isa.
It will go down to 17 degrees overnight rising back to 36 on Wednesday.
Then it will be 35 max on Thursday, 34 on Friday, 35 on Saturday before rising back to 37 on Sunday and Monday next week.
There is a zero percent chance of rain throughout the forecast for the Mount Isa district.
It will be slightly hotter up in the Gulf with tops of 37 to 39 throughout the week with the best chance of any rain just 10 percent on Friday and Saturday.
Normanton had 42.6mm for the month of March while Mount Isa had just 7.2mm.
Not surprisingly the local lake levels are going down quickly however the Mount Isa Water Board says it has enough storage for three years.
Lake Julius is 94.8pc full while Lake Moondarra is just 49.6pc full.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
