MELBOURNE - May 20/13 - 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 An area of high pressure is located over southern Queensland, and will move slowly east over the next few days. A surface and upper trough will approach southwest Queensland on Tuesday, and move through the state on Wednesday. Forecast for the rest of Monday Isolated showers over the northern tropics. High cloud will increase through southwestern Queensland. Fine and clear over remaining parts of the state. Light to moderate SW to SE winds, fresh at times about the northeast tropics. Forecast for Tuesday Isolated showers over the northern tropics. Cloud and areas of rain will affect southwest Queensland, moving slowly east during the day. High cloud increasing over southeast Queensland. Find and mostly sunny elsewhere. A cold morning with extensive early frosts over the southern and southeastern interior. Light to moderate SE to NE winds, fresh at times about the northeast tropics. A Very High Fire Danger in the North West district. Forecast for Wednesday The trough system will continue to move eastwards, extending a rain band across much of the state, although the northeast tropics should remain mostly fine with only isolated showers. As the trough moves east the rain will clear from the west of the state, but a moist, cool southerly airflow will leave isolated showers and drizzle areas in its wake. An upper low will deepen over southern Australia and move over southwestern New South Wales late in the day. Temperatures will be well below average for the time of year in the cloud and rain band. Forecast for Thursday The upper low will move through New South Wales and into southern Queensland. The band of cloud and rain will most likely contract offshore of the southern and central coasts early in the day, though continue to extend back towards the southern tropics. There is also likely to be isolated showers and drizzle areas in southern parts of the state in the moist, cool southwesterly flow following the rain band. Isolated thunderstorms are possible over the southern interior. Forecast for Friday The upper low is expected to push off the southern Queensland or northern New South Wales coast during the afternoon. A low pressure system is expected to develop off the New South Wales coast, and combined with a high pressure system in the Great Australian Bight, a cool southerly airmass is expected across the state. Isolated showers are expected over the southeast and southern interior, while isolated showers are possible over the northeast tropics. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Strong winds are expected over the southern Gulf and develop later about the southeast coast. Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday An upper trough will be located over the east coast during the weekend, while the low pressure system off New South Wales will push eastwards. Isolated showers and fresh to strong winds are expected for much of the east coast. Cool to cold conditions should continue for most of Queensland. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Tuesday. 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