Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 7/12 - 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 [1029 hPa] near New Zealand is expected to remain slow moving today
and will extend a ridge along the east coast of Queensland. A surface trough
over southwest Queensland will move slowly eastwards during the day as an upper
trough develops over central Australia and moves closer to the Queensland
border.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Thundery rain over the Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego districts
during the morning, decreasing by late morning. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms will develop over the much of the west and central interior of the
state, spreading to southern inland districts in the afternoon. The showers and
thunderstorms will eventually spread into a band of thundery rain in the evening
lying from the northwest of the state into the southeast interior. Fine and
sunny over the eastern interior. Isolated showers about the east coast,
scattered about far southeast coast in the morning.  Moderate N to NE winds over
the southern and eastern interior, moderate to fresh E to SE winds across the
tropics. Light to moderate S to SE winds over western districts.
Forecast for Friday
The upper trough is expected to move eastwards into western Queensland while
the surface trough will move eastwards over the interior. The associated band of
rain and thunderstorms should therefore progress further eastwards, stretching
from the northwest of the state, through the central interior to the western
Southeast Coast district by late in the day. Some moderate falls are likely
within the rain band, possibly locally heavy with thunderstorms. Isolated shower
and thunderstorm activity will continue through the northern Channel Country in
the wake of the rain band due to instability associated with the upper trough.
Isolated showers will occur over eastern districts. Daytime temperatures will be
well below average under the cloud band and also in the S to SE wind flow in its
wake.
Forecast for Saturday
The upper trough system will continue to move eastwards and is expected to
lie from the northwest to the southeast of the state by the end of the day. The
surface trough should contract off the southeast coast during the day with fresh
southerly winds developing in its wake. The associated band of rain and
thunderstorms should contract eastwards and become confined to central and
southeast districts by evening. The eastern tropics are likely to see isolated
showers, increasing to patchy rain and possible isolated thunderstorms in the
far northeast. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue over western
Queensland north of about Charleville in the wake of the rain band. Fine and
mostly sunny conditions will occur in a drier S to SE wind flow in the
southwest. Daytime temperatures will again be well below average under the cloud
band and also in the S to SE wind flow in its wake.
Forecast for Sunday
The surface trough should move northwards trough the central coast with any
patchy rain about the Central Coast and Southeast Coast clearing early in the
morning. Strong S to SE winds are likely to extend northwards along the east
coast waters to Torres Strait in the wake of the trough. Isolated afternoon
showers will persist over the eastern interior and through most of the tropics.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms are likely about the Gulf of Carpentaria
coast. Fine and sunny over remaining districts. Minimum and maximum temperatures
will generally remain several degrees below average in the cool S to SE flow.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
A ridge is likely to persist about the east coast during the outlook period.
Most of the state should be fine and mostly sunny but isolated showers will
persist about the east coast, tending scattered at times about the North
Tropical Coast. Minimum temperatures will remain slightly below average whilst
maximum temperatures should slowly recover closer to average.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Thursday.
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