<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A tropical low forming over the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland has only a small chance of becoming a tropical </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/cyclone" rel="" target="" title="cyclone"><span>cyclone</span></a><span>, forecasters say.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The low, 23U, sitting to the north-east of </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/townsville" rel="" target="" title="Townsville"><span>Townsville</span></a><span>, is expected to remain offshore across the rest of this week, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are forecasting a tropical low to form over the Coral Sea," Bureau meteorologist Jonathan How said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/ex-tropical-cyclone-mitchell-makes-landfall-western-australia/2c030a91-6294-49c4-aea5-2e34d372f52d" rel="" target="" title="Ex-cyclone Mitchell crosses WA coast amid flood warnings"><strong><span>Ex-cyclone Mitchell crosses WA coast amid flood warnings</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It will remain offshore of the Queensland coast through the rest of the week, with just a low chance of becoming a tropical cyclone at this stage."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Only isolated showers and storms are expected for Queensland's coast across the week, with more severe storms possible in the state's south-west.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Showers and storms for the far north of the state, also through the south-west, and becoming more widespread for most inland areas through the afternoon and also the evening.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-weather-tropical-low-should-stay-offshore-bureau-of-meteorology-weather-news/48f60b0f-fd98-4b31-b880-d379135233e7" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There is a chance of heavy rain about the far south-west of the state with severe thunderstorms."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>North Queensland has already faced a cyclone this year, with ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji crossing the north-east coast of Queensland on January 11, weakening from a category 1 cyclone to a tropical low as it moved over land.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The region had already been battered by heavy rain and widespread flooding, with more than one metre of rain falling in some places within a week in early January.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, ex-cyclone Mitchell made landfall as a tropical low system in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/western-australia" rel="" target="_blank" title="Western Australia"><span>Western Australia</span></a><span> overnight.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The category 2 storm weakened enough to lose cyclone status before it crossed the coast at Shark Bay.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The region is forecast to receive more heavy rain and damaging winds today.</span></div></div>