Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 8/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Fire Weather Warning is current for the Gulf Country for
today.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A weak surface extended across far eastern districts of the state and will
move slowly westwards over the next few days. A high will move across the Great
Australian Bight and into the Tasman Sea by late in the week. A series of upper
troughs will move across the state from the middle of the week onwards.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Fine and mostly dry conditions will continue in most areas of the state.
Isolated afternoon showers and storms will develop about western Cape York
Peninsula. Some high cloud will move into the far south-west late in the day.
Winds will be mostly light to moderate SW to S over the interior and NE to NW,
fresh at times in the afternoon, about the coast.
Forecast for Monday
Fine almost throughout apart from isolated afternoon showers or storms about
western Cape York Peninsula. A band of middle to high cloud will spread across
central areas of the state. Light to moderate NE to NW winds becoming fresh at
times in the afternoon will continue about the coast while over the inland winds
will be light to moderate SW to W.
Forecast for Tuesday
Isolated afternoon and evening showers will develop about the Central and
Capricornia coasts in response uplift associated with a surface trough. Fine
conditions will continue elsewhere. Light to moderate NE to NW winds, fresh at
times in the afternoon, will continue about the coast while over the inland SW
to W winds will be maintained. A cooler light to moderate SE change will spread
northwards along the far southern coast late in the day.
Forecast for Wednesday
An upper trough will move into Central Australia and this will result in
increasing middle to high cloud over the west of the state. However, in the low
level of the atmosphere, conditions will remain dry so any rain from this cloud
will not reach the surface. Over eastern districts instability will increase due
to an upper disturbance, so showers and storms will become scattered mainly
south of about Bowen. Light to moderate SW to SE winds will occur over western
areas of the state while elsewhere winds will be light to moderate SE to NE
mostly.
Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
A series of upper troughs will move across Queensland late in the week. So
showers and storms will increase to rain and storms on Thursday over the
south-east and then clear overnight. A new upper trough will then move across
Queensland and generate another cloud band with rain, showers and storms during
Friday and Saturday mainly over southern areas of the state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Sunday.
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