MELBOURNE - Jun 19/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Warning Summary at issue time A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between Double Island Point and Point Danger. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A high [1031 hPa] near Tasmania extends a ridge of high pressure across Queensland. A low near New Zealand is gradually drifting eastwards and will be located well to the east of New Zealand by late Thursday. The two systems are combining to push dry and cool southeasterly to southwesterly winds across most of Queensland. An upper trough is approaching the west of the state and will move across western parts during Thursday. Forecast for the rest of Wednesday Mostly cloudy with patchy light rain about the northern Peninsula. Isolated showers developing this evening about exposed parts of the southeast coast in a fresh to strong southerly airstream. Fine and sunny elsewhere in the state. Light to moderate southwest to southeasterly winds, fresh at times along the northern coast. Forecast for Thursday High cloud increasing over most of the state with little to no rainfall, but cloud clearing from the southwest during the day. Cloudy with patchy light rain about the northern Peninsula. Isolated showers near the coast over southeast parts of the state, extending to reach the Capricornia Coast at night. Cloud increasing over the southeastern interior with isolated showers developing from late evening. Widespread early frost areas over the southeast interior and parts of the central interior. Light to moderate south to southwest winds, fresh at times along the northern coast. Forecast for Friday The upper trough will move slowly east into central Queensland and extend a cloud band with patchy rain areas across eastern and northern districts. Little to no rainfall is expected across the northern interior. East to northeast winds will increase moisture about the southeast of the state, leading to an increase in rain over the Darling Downs, Wide Bay and Southeast Coast districts. Fine conditions are expected across southwestern districts due to a dry south to southwesterly flow. A cool to cold day in rain areas. An upper atmosphere low will move into South Australia late in the day. Forecast for Saturday The upper trough will move off the east coast early in the morning taking the cloud and rain band out to sea. There may be some lingering patchy light rain over the northern Peninsula and some isolated showers about the east coast, especially in the southeast and the north tropical coast. The upper low will move towards southwest Queensland leading to an increase in instability and potential for isolated showers over southern parts of the state east of about Dirranbandi. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will continue across the rest of the state. Widespread early frost areas over the central, southern and southeastern interior. Possible early frost patches in the northwest. Forecast for Sunday The upper low will slowly move towards the east to be located over inland northern New South Wales, leading to isolated showers about the southern inland adjacent to the New South Wales border. Southeasterly trade flow will maintain isolated showers about the North Tropical Coast and eastern Cape York Peninsula. Fine and sunny conditions across the remainder of the state due to a ridge over Central Australia and a dry southerly airstream. Widespread early frost areas over the central, southern and southeast interior. Possible early frost patches in the northwest. Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday The upper low will move off the northern New South Wales coast, maintaining isolated showers about the southeastern inland near the border on Monday. A new upper trough is expected to move into western parts on Tuesday and gradually shift to eastern parts on Wednesday. Cloud is expected to increase over central and southern parts of the state due to the trough but little to no rain is expected. Early morning frost areas are expected to persist over the southeastern and central inland. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Thursday. 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