Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 18/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Fire Weather Warning is current for parts of the Channel
Country and Warrego districts for today.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A surface trough stretches from the northwest into the state's southern
interior. A mid level trough is approaching from the west, and is expected near
the Northern Territory border this afternoon.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Scattered showers and gusty thunderstorms in a broad band from the state's
northwest through the central interior and down to the southern interior and
southeast.  Some of the thunderstorms in this band may be severe, and some areas
of thundery rain are also expected over the northwest district. More isolated
showers and thunderstorms are expected over the southeast tropics and the
Central Coast region.  Fine and mostly sunny in the state's far northeast.
Cloudy with the chance of some isolated gusty thunderstorms over the southwest
of the state.  Very warm to hot over the southern districts.  Light to moderate
NW to NE winds over most of the state, fresh at times along the southeast coast.
Moderate to fresh SW to SE winds and a Severe Fire Danger over the southwest. A
high to very high fire danger over the remainder of the southern and central
interior.
Forecast for Thursday
The surface trough is likely to remain over Queensland's southwest, while the
mid level trough should stretch from the state's northwest down to the
southeast.  A band of mainly scattered showers, thunderstorms and patchy rain
areas should extend from the northwest to the southern interior and spread
eastwards during the day. Some moderate to locally heavy falls are possible
within this band in the southern and central interior. More isolated showers and
thunderstorms about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast and the northern interior.
Fine and mostly sunny about the tropical east coast. Day time temperatures
returning to near the December average across the interior due to the cloud
band, though above average temperatures are still expected about the southeast
ahead of some late, patchy thundery rain.
Forecast for Friday
The surface trough is likely to remain over Queensland's southwest while the
mid level trough tracks further northwards and stretches from the state's
northwest to the Central Coast region. The cloud band with showers, patchy rain
areas and thunderstorms should stretch from the northwest into the central
interior, and some moderate to locally heavy falls are possible. More isolated
thunderstorms are also expected over the remainder of the eastern districts,
except about the tropical east where just some isolated showers are expected
near the coast. Fine and mostly sunny in the state's southwest.
Forecast for Saturday
The surface trough should remain well inland, whilst the mid level trough
should stretch between the northwest and the central coast. Both weather systems
should combine to produce mainly scattered showers and thunderstorms over most
of the state, tending to patchy areas of thundery rain about the northern and
central interior during the day. Isolated showers across the far east of the
state.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The upper level trough should drift over the northern tropics late on the
weekend, producing scattered showers and thunderstorms and areas of patchy
thundery rain in the region.  More isolated thunderstorms are possible over the
southern interior on Sunday, whilst the southeast may experience some isolated
showers. A weak ridge should keep the state's far southeast mostly fine early in
the new week except for some isolated showers, though northerly winds associated
with the ridge should produce humid and very warm to hot conditions over the
southern districts. Fine except for some coastal showers about the remaining
eastern districts early in the new week, and at least isolated showers and
thunderstorms over the western districts.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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