Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 15/13 - 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 [1022 hPa] in the western Great Australian Bight extends a ridge
through the interior of Queensland. A surface trough extends along the
Queensland east coast, moving slowly east. A weak upper level trough will move
across the state from the west during today.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Isolated showers and morning drizzle about central and southern tropical
areas, and also over the far northern Peninsula district. Isolated afternoon
showers elsewhere over eastern districts north of about Emerald. Cloudy over
southern and central parts, with little to no rainfall in the west. Fine and
partly cloudy elsewhere. Light to moderate E to SE winds over the tropics,
tending SW to SE elsewhere.
Forecast for Thursday
The next upper trough is expected to move across the state with high cloud
extending across much of Queensland apart from the northern tropics. The slow
moving high in the Great Australian Bight will maintain the ridge and mostly
fine conditions over western Queensland thus little or no rainfall is expected
from the high cloud. Patchy rain should develop over central and southern parts
of the state, tending to more widespread rain about the Central Coast and
Capricornia districts. Mostly fine conditions are expected across the northern
tropics with only isolated showers in the moist onshore flow. Fine and partly
cloudy conditions should occur elsewhere. Cool conditions over most of the
state, with possible morning frost over the Granite Belt.
Forecast for Friday
The upper trough is expected to move eastwards off the central coast early in
the morning, with the cloud and patchy rain clearing eastwards. Mostly fine
conditions should persist in the tropics with only isolated showers, mostly
about the coast in a moist onshore flow. High cloud developing in the northwest
of the state, with little to no rain expected. The high in the Great Australian
Bight should maintain a ridge across western and southern Queensland with drier,
cooler air extending into southern areas of the state. Fine and mostly sunny
conditions should occur over the remainder. Cool conditions over most of the
state with early frost areas expected over the Granite Belt and parts of the
Maranoa.
Forecast for Saturday
Mostly fine conditions should persist in the tropics with only isolated
showers in the moist onshore flow. The next upper level trough is expected to
move across the state from the west extending high cloud across western and
central parts, although little or no rainfall is expected. The high in the Great
Australian Bight should start moving NE over southern Australia, maintaining a
cool and dry airmass over western and southern parts of the state and thus fine
and partly cloudy conditions over the southern interior and southeast districts.
Early frost over the southeast and parts of the southern interior.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The high over southern Australia is expected to move towards the NE and over
New South Wales, maintaining the cool, dry, southerly airflow over much of the
state with extensive early frost over the southern and southeast interior. The
next upper level trough may move across western parts from late Monday bringing
high cloud although little or no rainfall is expected. The trough may then move
through central parts on Tuesday extending the high cloud over central and
eastern districts potentially bringing some patchy light rain. Mostly fine in
the far northern tropics with only isolated showers expected in the weakening
onshore flow.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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