Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 31/09 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
Nil.
STATE FORECAST
for Monday night and Tuesday
Cloudy with patchy light rain in the southeast, clearing overnight. Isolated
showers over the east coast of the Cape York Peninsula tonight, and extending
towards much of the east coast on Tuesday. Early frost areas about the Darling
Downs and Granite Belt. Fine elsewhere. Mostly light to moderate SW to SE winds
across most of Queensland, tending N/NE over the northeast tropical region.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
On Wednesday, the next upper trough will amplify over central Australia bringing
increasing cloud with patchy light rain once again to the southwest parts of the
state in the afternoon and evening. Isolated showers along the central and
northern east coast. Early frost about the Granite Belt.
On Thursday, the cloud band with rain areas over the southwest parts will extend
eastwards across southern Queensland reaching the Darling Downs in the evening.
Isolated thunderstorms in the far south. Isolated showers along the east coast.

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