MELBOURNE - May 21/13 - 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 eastern Australia, and through southern Queensland and into the Coral Sea. A surface and upper trough will move through the state today as another upper low moves into western New South Wales. Forecast for the rest of Wednesday Cloudy with areas of rain through the south and west of the state, extending to the east and southern tropics during the day. Rain clearing in the far southwest during the day, but isolated shower or drizzle areas developing its wake. Isolated showers through the tropics. Cool to cold over southern Queensland. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds in the tropics. Mostly moderate NW to SW winds elsewhere. A high to very high fire danger in the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders district. Forecast for Thursday The upper low will move east over far southern Queensland. The band of cloud and rain or drizzle 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 far southern interior. Forecast for Friday The upper low is expected to push off the far southern Queensland coast during the afternoon. A low pressure system is expected to develop off the northern 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 with possible gales developing in the evening. Forecast for Saturday The upper low will move further east into the Tasman Sea, while another upper trough will push over eastern Queensland. The surface low off the New South Wales coast will continue moving eastwards. A deep southerly airstream will push through the state into the tropics, with cooler than average temperatures expected across Queensland, especially in the south. Fresh to strong winds expected over the southern coast with isolated showers. Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday The upper trough will push off the east coast during Sunday. Isolated showers and fresh to strong winds are expected for much of the east coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Cool to cold conditions should continue for most of Queensland. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Wednesday. Notice Board Northwest Queensland weather radar installation complete Media Releases Marketing Meteorological Offices Cairns weather Charleville weather Longreach weather Mackay weather Mount Isa weather Rockhampton weather Townsville weather Weipa weather Other Information About Weather Forecast Services About Warning Services Warnings Water Climate Environment Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Maps Rainfall Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Climate Data Online Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Water Storage Forecast Explorer™ National Weather Services Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Space Weather Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 19:30 on Tuesday 21 May 2013 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2013, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
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