Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 24/12 - 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 slow moving high near the New South Wales coast and an associated ridge of
high pressure over eastern Queensland will weaken over the next couple of days.
A surface trough will enter the southwest of the state late today and push off
the east coast during Friday. An upper trough will move eastwards across the
southern border of the state during Thursday and Friday.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Isolated, mostly light showers over the northeast tropical coast and the
southern coast south from Fraser Island. Isolated light showers also developing
about the exposed central coast and islands during the day. Fine and mostly
sunny elsewhere. Isolated morning frost patches over the southeast interior.
Moderate to occasionally fresh SE winds along much of the east coast, tending
warm NE to NW through the interior ahead of a SW'ly change entering the
southwest of the state late in the day.
Forecast for Thursday
The surface trough will move eastwards over the interior of the state as the
ridge along the east coast continues to weaken. Isolated showers and possible
afternoon thunderstorms are expected near the trough over the Maranoa and
Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts and southern Central Highlands
districts. Isolated showers will continue in a moist SE'ly wind flow over the
northeast tropical coast. Mostly fine conditions are expected over remaining
eastern districts with only isolated light showers, mostly inland during the
afternoon. Dry and cool S'ly winds will spread further through western parts of
the state with fine and mostly sunny conditions expected.
Forecast for Friday
The surface trough will most likely move off the southeast coast of
Queensland during the afternoon, with dry, cool S to SW winds spreading across
much of the state in its wake. An upper level trough will move eastwards across
the southern border of the state, greatly increasing instability over far
southern districts. This instability will combine with moisture ahead and near
the surface trough to generate isolated showers and possible thunderstorms over
southeast districts, clearing to the east during the morning and early
afternoon. Some cloud will also affect the southwest of the state with possible
isolated showers or thunderstorms, though given the dryness of the wind flow
little or no rainfall is expected. Isolated showers will occur over remaining
eastern districts, contracting to the coast during the afternoon and evening as
the dry air extends north and east.
Forecast for Saturday
A new high will move into the Great Australian Bight and direct dry SW to SE
winds across much of the state. Some cloud will develop over the southern
interior though with no rainfall expected. Isolated showers will persist in an
onshore wind flow through northern Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait.
Conditions will be fine and sunny elsewhere. Temperatures will be generally
below average for this time of year, particularly during the morning with early
frost patches likely through the interior. The cool temperatures will be
exacerbated further over southeast districts due to fresh and gusty SW'ly
winds.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The slow moving high over the Great Australian Bight will dominate the
weather across the state during the outlook period. The high will circulate dry
and cool S to SE winds across most of the state, with widespread early frosts
likely through the central, southern and southeast interior. Isolated showers
will return to the northeast tropical coast north of about Cardwell and the
exposed southern coast south from Fraser Island from late Sunday. Another dry,
cool SW wind change will most likely move north from the New South Wales coast
into southeastern Queensland late Monday or during Tuesday, contracting any
shower activity further offshore. Fine and sunny conditions will persist over
the interior apart from some patchy cloud in the far south.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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