Weatherzone, By: Ben Domensino, 05/02/2013

Tropical Cyclone Zane weakened to a tropical low overnight, although will still cause showers, thunderstorms and strong winds over Cape York Peninsula today. After intensifying into a category two tropical cyclone earlier this week, Zane weakened during Wednesday as it moved into a region of strong wind shear, causing the system to lose its structure.

At 3am EST today, the ex-tropical cyclone was estimated to be 160 kilometres east of Lockhart River and moving towards the QLD coast at 17 km/h. The low will continue to weaken as it moves from east to west across the QLD Peninsula today, triggering gusty showers and isolated thunderstorms. The heaviest rainfall will occur along the eastern coast, between about Cooktown and Lockhart, where 20-40mm is possible.

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Weatherzone, By: Rob Sharpe, 04/30/2013

Zane should be the first tropical cyclone in seven years to cross Queensland's Cape York Peninsula, likely reaching category three. Tropical Cyclone Zane formed off the Queensland coast on Tuesday morning as it quickly developed and sped westwards. The cyclone will move west-northwest and should cross the coast between Orford Ness and Lockhart River late on Wednesday as a category two or three cyclone.

The last time a tropical cyclone crossed the Peninsula was in April 2006 when Severe Tropical Cyclone Monica crossed just south of Lockhart River as a category three system.

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