MELBOURNE - Sep 16/12 - 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 broad area of high pressure over southern Australia extends a weak ridge over eastern Queensland. A weak surface trough lies over Queensland's interior. Forecast for the rest of Sunday Isolated showers along the east coast, extending to adjacent inland areas during the afternoon. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms over the central and southern tropical interior. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Light to moderate SE to NE winds, fresh at times about the east coast. A cooler, moderate S to SW change over the western districts during the day. Forecast for Monday The surface trough is expected to remain over the southern interior, while the upper trough strengthens above it and instability increases. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are therefore expected through the southern interior and central districts, and are also possible about the state's southeast. Fine and dry over the western districts, and isolated showers through the northeast of the state. Forecast for Tuesday The upper level and surface troughs are expected to weaken as they move over Queensland's southeast quarter, though they may still be strong enough to produce at least some isolated showers and storms over the region. The rest of the state should be fine and mostly sunny except for some isolated showers about the remainder of the east coast. Forecast for Wednesday A weak ridge along the east coast of Queensland will direct very warm to hot northerly winds over the state's interior. Most of the state is expected to be fine and mostly sunny, though a new, weak upper trough over the Queensland's southwest is expected to increase cloudiness, though little or no rain is expected. Just the chance of some isolated showers about the northeast coast as well. Fire dangers increasing in the state's far west as the very warm to hot northerly winds freshen during the day. Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday Some mainly weak upper level troughs are likely to pass across southern Queensland during the outlook period. The humidity levels will remain low over the southern interior, and so very little, if any rain is expected with the troughs over the region on Thursday. However there is a greater chance for at least isolated showers and storms over the southeast quarter later in the week as the upper trough strengthens over the region. Mostly fine over the remainder of the state, though with some isolated showers over the eastern tropics. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Sunday. Notice Board Changes to state Weather and Warnings pages Media Releases Meteorological Offices Cairns weather Charleville weather Longreach weather Mackay weather Mount Isa weather Rockhampton weather Townsville weather Weipa weather Other Information About Weather Forecast Services About Warning Services Warnings Water Climate Environment Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Maps Rainfall Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Climate Data Online Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Water Storage Forecast Explorer™ National Weather Services Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Space Weather Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 05:30 on Sunday 16 September 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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