Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 25/13 - 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 [1032 hPa] southeast of Tasmania extends a ridge over central
Australia and along the Queensland tropical east coast. A complex low pressure
system over the western Tasman Sea extends a trough into the southeast inland of
Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Cloudy over southern border areas east of about St George, with isolated
light showers west of the ranges. Isolated light showers over the far northeast
coast. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere. Light to moderate SW to SE winds, fresh
at times about the far north and southeast inland.
Forecast for Wednesday
Isolated light showers about the far northeastern Peninsula District. Some
high cloud will extend across southern and central districts, but no rainfall is
expected. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state. Remaining cool
for most parts with some patchy early frost over the southern and central
interior. Light to moderate SW to SE winds.
Forecast for Thursday
A new high will move into the Great Australian Bight, maintaining fine
conditions across most of the state. The low off the central New South Wales
coast will continue to weaken as it moves eastwards across the northern Tasman
Sea. Cloudy conditions continuing over the southern and southeast interior, and
the possibility of some isolated light showers in the relatively moist southwest
flow. Some isolated showers are likely to develop about the exposed coast and
islands south of Bundaberg as a surface trough moves up the coast. Isolated
light showers are also likely to persist about the northeast Peninsula. High
cloud will extend across central districts due to a weak upper trough, but no
rainfall is expected from this system.
Forecast for Friday
The high will steadily move across southern Australia, extending a ridge
across Queensland and maintaining fine conditions across most of the state.
Isolated to scattered showers are likely along the southern coast and nearby
inland in a moist onshore flow, with cloudy conditions continuing over the
southern and southeast interior with some isolated light showers possible.
Forecast for Saturday
The high will move only slowly eastwards across southern Australia,
maintaining the ridge over eastern Queensland. Meanwhile an upper level trough
will begin to amplify over southwestern Queensland, leading to some weak
instability developing over the southern inland. This should lead to isolated
afternoon showers over the southern inland, while scattered showers are likely
along the southeast coast in the onshore flow. It should remain fine over the
remainder of the state.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The upper level trough should continue to strengthen as it moves slowly
eastwards over southern Queensland. A surface trough is likely to deepen off the
southern Queensland coast in response, leading to a freshening of the onshore
flow, with increasing cloud and showers likely early in the new week along the
southern Queensland coast and nearby inland. The probability of a significant
low pressure system developing within this trough off the southern Queensland
appears to be increasing. Cloudy conditions and at least isolated showers are
also likely over the southeast inland near the upper trough. In the north, it
should remain fine in most areas, although some light showers may return to the
tropical east coast.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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