MELBOURNE - Jun 15/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Warning Summary at issue time Nil. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A large high near Tasmania directs a cool SW to SE airflow over much of Queensland. A complex low pressure system over northeast New South Wales and the northern Tasman Sea. An upper level low is moving into the southeast Queensland interior and off the southern coast during Thursday morning. Forecast for the rest of Wednesday Isolated showers and drizzle over the southern and central interior, with possible isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers over far northeast Cape York Peninsula. Cool with light to moderate SW to SE winds, fresh at times over the northwest and southern interior. Forecast for Thursday Isolated showers and morning drizzle over the southern interior. Isolated showers over the far northeast Cape York Peninsula. Fine elsewhere. Early morning frost areas about the central and tropical interior, extending into the northwest of the state. Cool with light to moderate SW to SE winds, fresh at times over the north. Forecast for Friday The ridge of high pressure continues to dominate Queensland with extensive dry air. Apart from isolated drizzle or showers over the southeast Darling Downs, most of the state should be dry and cool. Isolated showers persisting over northeast Cape York Peninsula. Extensive early frost over the interior, including the Atherton Tablelands and southeast inland. Freshening southwest winds over southeast Queensland with strong winds offshore at night. Forecast for Saturday The next high is expected to move into central Australia, maintaining a ridge across the state with dry air and lighter winds over the interior. Isolated showers persisting over northeast Cape York Peninsula, fine elsewhere. Extensive early frost over the interior, including the Atherton Tablelands and southeast inland. Strong southwest winds easing during the morning off the southeast Queensland coast. Forecast for Sunday The high dominates through central Australia, maintaining the ridge across the state with dry air and lighter winds over the interior. Isolated showers persisting over northeast Cape York Peninsula, while developing late about the North Tropical Coast. Fine elsewhere. Extensive early frost over the interior, including the Atherton Tablelands and southeast inland. Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday A ridge is expected to persist across the state. The airflow is expected to turn more onshore in the tropics, with increasing moisture levels and isolated showers along the north tropical and central coasts. Dry over the remainder of the state with some areas of frost areas inland. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Thursday. Weather & Warnings Australia Warnings Summary External Territories Major Cities Weather Maps Rainfall & River Conditions New South Wales Warnings Summary Forecasts Sydney Forecast NSW Forecast Areas Map Observations Sydney Observations All NSW Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Victoria Warnings Summary Forecasts Melbourne Metro Forecast Vic. Forecast Areas Map Observations Melbourne Observations All Victorian Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Queensland Warnings Summary Forecasts Brisbane Forecast Qld. Forecast Areas Map Observations Brisbane Observations All Queensland Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Western Australia Warnings Summary Forecasts Perth Forecast WA Forecast Areas Map Observations Perth Observations All WA Observations Rainfall & River Conditions South Australia Warnings Summary Forecasts Adelaide Forecast SA Forecast Areas Map Observations Adelaide Observations All SA Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Tasmania Warnings Summary Forecasts Hobart Forecast Tas. Forecast Areas Map Observations Hobart Observations All Tasmanian Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Australian Capital Territory Warnings Summary Forecasts ACT and Canberra Forecast Observations Canberra Observations Northern Territory Warnings Summary Forecasts Darwin and Rural Forecast NT Forecast Areas Map Observations Darwin Observations All NT Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Antarctic Global National Weather Services Radar Viewer Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings Flood Warnings --> Weather Maps Satellite Images Agriculture Marine UV Protection HomeAbout UsContactsFreedom of InformationCareersSearchSite MapHelpFeedback Weather & WarningsClimate InformationWater InformationRadarRSSLearn About Meteorology This page was created at 11:45 on Wednesday 15 June 2011 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) Please note the Copyright Notice and Disclaimer statements relating to the use of the information on this site and our site Privacy and Accessibility statements. Users of these web pages are deemed to have read and accepted the conditions described in the Copyright, Disclaimer, and Privacy statements. Please also note the Acknowledgement notice relating to the use of information on this site. No unsolicited commercial email. var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
---
STAT News Service
Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
If you are a subscriber, please log into the website.
If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe to this edition of the STAT website and to learn more about becoming a subscriber.