MELBOURNE - May 17/13 - 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 ridge of high pressure will persist through central Australia and southern Queensland for the next few days. An upper level trough is expected to move off the east coast this morning, leaving a weak cloud band with patchy light rain over the tropics. Another weak upper level trough will enter western Queensland late today. Forecast for the rest of Friday Partly cloudy over the northern tropics with isolated to scattered showers and possible isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Cloudy and cool over remaining areas north of about Mount Isa to Mackay with patchy, mostly light rain. High cloud increasing in the far west late in the day or during the evening though with little or no rain. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere with a cool morning and possible early frost over the southeast interior. Morning fog areas over central and southeast inland areas. Light to moderate SW to SE winds, fresh and gusty at times over southeast districts and near the coast. Forecast for Saturday Isolated showers are expected to persist over the tropics due to a combination of an onshore airflow and a surface trough over the tropical interior. The upper level trough is expected to move across central parts of the state and contract the high cloud with little or no rain eastwards during the day. A ridge of high pressure and dry W to SW winds will persist through western and southern Queensland, with clear skies continuing and a cold morning and early frosts expected about the Maranoa, southern Burnett and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts. Forecast for Sunday Isolated showers are expected to persist over the northern and eastern tropics due to a combination of an onshore airflow and a surface trough over the tropical interior. Dry and cool SW to SE winds will extend through remaining parts of the state from a high pressure system near the southwestern border. Clear skies will result in a cold morning and more extensive early frosts over inland parts of southeast districts, the southern central interior and the Maranoa and Warrego district. Forecast for Monday Isolated showers will most likely persist over the northeast tropics due to a moist onshore wind flow. A new trough will move east over the Great Australian Bight, extending cloud through southwestern Queensland with possible late patchy rain. A dry airmass and clear skies will persist over remaining parts of the state, with a cold morning and extensive early frosts expected over the central, southern and southeastern interior. Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday The high pressure system is expected to move eastwards and offshore into the southern Coral Sea from Tuesday. The new trough will most likely move east over western districts on Tuesday and enter southeast and central districts on Wednesday. The trough will then most likely contract offshore of the southern and central coasts early Thursday, though continue to extend back towards the southern tropics. The trough is expected to extend a cloud band east with its passage, with areas of rain and possible isolated thunderstorms expected. A weak ridge and isolated showers will most likely persist over the northeast tropics during the outlook period. Early frost remains likely over the southeast and southern central interior on Tuesday ahead of the cloud band. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Friday. 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