MELBOURNE - Jan 21/12 - 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 high over the western Tasman Sea extended a firm ridge along the southern and central coasts of Queensland. The high will move slowly eastwards over the next few days with the ridge slowly eroding. An upper trough will develop over Queensland during the next few days and will dominate the weather across the state for much of the week. The monsoon trough will slip southwards across the Gulf of Carpentaria and into the Gulf Country over the next few days. Forecast for the rest of Sunday Scattered showers and thunderstorms with rain areas and some moderate to heavy falls over the parts of the south-west and the central and southern inland. Isolated showers and storms over most remaining areas of the state increasing the scattered over northern Cape York Peninsula. Fine over the far southwest. Light to moderate SE to NE winds across most of the state becoming fresh at times about the central and southern coast. Forecast for Monday The upper trough will continue to slowly intensify. So further showers and storms will occur in most areas of the state. Morning rain areas with some moderate to heavy falls will occur over parts of the south-west and the central and southern interior. Rain areas will develop over the south-east during the afternoon and evening. The monsoon trough will slip southwards over northern Cape York Peninsula and will produce scattered showers and storms with rain areas. Forecast for Tuesday The upper trough will remain near stationary and again trigger showers and storms with local rain areas in most areas of the state. Further moderate to heavy falls will occur. The cloud and rain band over the south-east will slip into New South Wales by late in the day but showers and storms will persist in the area. The active monsoon trough will slip further southwards and this will allow the rain areas to spread southwards onto the North Tropical Coast. Forecast for Wednesday Showers and storms will continue in most areas of the state under the influence of the upper trough. However, the upper trough will deepen a little during the day and will produce a thick cloud band with rain areas and some moderate to heavy falls over most eastern districts. The monsoon will remain active in the far north and trigger further showers, storms and rain areas. These rain areas will merge with the rain areas produced by the upper trough. Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday The upper trough will continue as weather force over the state into the weekend. So further showers and storms will occur in most areas of the state. The cloud and rain band over eastern areas of the state will also continue and produce further moderate to heavy falls. The monsoon over the far north of the state will begin to lose intensity late in the week. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Sunday. Weather & WarningsAustraliaNew South WalesVictoriaQueenslandWarnings SummaryForecastsBrisbane ForecastQld. Forecast Areas MapObservationsBrisbane ObservationsAll Queensland ObservationsRainfall & River ConditionsWestern AustraliaSouth AustraliaTasmaniaAustralian Capital TerritoryNorthern TerritoryAntarcticGlobal National Weather Services Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings Agriculture Marine and Ocean UV Protection WARNINGS | WATER | CLIMATE Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Radar Maps Forecast Explorer™ NSW & ACT | VIC | TAS Rainfall Forecasts Climate Data Online Water Storage National Weather Services Marine & Ocean Water and the Land Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers | Sitemap | Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Learn About Meteorology This page was created at 23:45 on Saturday 21 January 2012 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2012, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility 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); })();
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