Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 15/03 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

IDQ1070001
WARNING SUMMARY
Nil warnings.  
STATE FORECAST
for Sunday night and Monday
Isolated showers and isolated thunderstorms over the tropics north of about
Kowanyama to Cardwell. Very isolated showers about exposed parts of the east
coast, more frequent north of about Cardwell. A few showers and thunderstorms
developing in southeast districts during the afternoon and overnight. Fine over
the interior, apart from some afternoon cloud forming about the inland trough
which is expected to retreat westward into the Northern Territory on Monday.
Mostly light to moderate SE to NE winds. 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
On Tuesday the high which is currently moving into the Tasman Sea is forecast to
lie over New Zealand with a central pressure of about 1033 hPa. This high will
direct moderate to fresh SE trade winds along the east coast, tending NE west of
the ranges ahead of a trough of low pressure over central Australia. 
On Wednesday the inland trough over central Australia is expected to move back
eastwards into western Queensland with some cloud and possible isolated
afternoon showers. As this trough approaches the high over New Zealand starts to
weaken its influence along the east coast with the SE trade winds and any
showers easing. The monsoon trough, which is already weakening is expected to
lie through Torres Strait by Wednesday and have little influence other than
initiating some scattered showers and thunderstorms over northern Cape York
Peninsula.
During Thursday the inland trough is expected to move further eastwards lying
from the Darling Downs and Granite Belt through the central interior to the Gulf
Country. Expect some cloud with possible isolated showers and thunderstorms
forming about this trough.    

---

STAT News Service

The subscriber version of the article is available by Clicking here