MELBOURNE - Jan 10/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Warning Summary at issue time For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A weak surface trough lies from the northwest to the southeast of the state. A high south of Western Australia is extending a ridge of high pressure over southwest Queensland. Forecast for the rest of Tuesday Mainly isolated showers and gusty thunderstorms in a band from the Gulf Country to the Wide Bay and Burnett district, and over the Peninsula district and the remainder of the northern interior. Fine over the southern and central interior. Very warm to hot about the eastern and northern districts. Light to moderate NW to NE winds over the northern and eastern districts, and light to moderate S to SW winds over the remainder of the state. Forecast for Wednesday The surface trough should extend from the Gulf Country to the state's southeast, whilst the high is expected to settle over the Great Australian Bight and maintain a ridge over southwest Queensland. Mainly isolated showers and thunderstorms are again expected near and to the north of the trough, except about the northeast coast where conditions should remain fine. Fine over the southern districts and the central interior. Hot over the northern and eastern districts. Mainly moderate SE to SW winds over the southern districts and the central interior. Light to moderate NW to NE winds elsewhere. A high to very high fire danger over the southeast districts. Forecast for Thursday The high should remain over the Great Australian Bight, and is expected to push significantly cooler SE winds over the state's southeast during the day. The high should also push the surface trough northwards, with the trough expected to extend from the Gulf Country to the Capricornia district by the end of the day. Showers and thunderstorms near and to the north of the trough, and fine over the remainder of the state. Remaining hot near and north of the trough. Forecast for Friday A ridge of high pressure over southern Australia will push cooler southerly winds further north along Queensland's east coast, with below average daytime temperatures expected south of about Bowen, and also over the southern interior. Mainly fine in the southeast of the state with just some isolated showers in the onshore wind flow. The surface trough should produce showers and thunderstorms from the central interior to the Gulf Country, and also over the northeast tropics and central coast regions. Fine over the southern interior and west of the state. Forecast for Saturday A ridge of high pressure should remain over southern Australia, and should continue to push E to SE winds towards Queensland, maintaining below average daytime temperatures over the southern, southeast and central coast districts. The humidity should increase over Queensland's interior, and this increased moisture, along with an upper level trough, may lead to an increase in showers and storms over the state's southern and central interior. Fine and drier in the far west, and mainly isolated showers and storms elsewhere, though more widespread about the central coast. Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday The upper level trough may remain over Queensland's south east interior during the outlook period, maintaining the showers and storms over the southeast quarter of the state. More isolated showers and storms are expected over the remaining eastern districts and over the far northern parts of the state. Mainly fine over the remaining western districts. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Wednesday. Weather & WarningsAustraliaNew South WalesVictoriaQueenslandWarnings SummaryForecastsBrisbane ForecastQld. 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