Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 4/13 - 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 Southeast Gulf of
Carpentaria waters.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over central Australia will move slowly eastwards over
the next 24 hours, entering the Coral Sea late on Monday. The high extends a
ridge through the Queensland interior with dry air across most of the state
maintaining fine conditions.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Isolated showers along the east coast north of about Cairns. Fine and mostly
clear elsewhere with dry southwest to southeasterly winds. Northeast sea breezes
about the southern and central east coast.
Forecast for Monday
Fine and mostly sunny across much of the state with only isolated light
showers along parts of the north tropical. Early fog areas about the central and
northern east coast and adjacent inland. Moderate southwest to southeasterly
winds, fresh at times about the northwest of the state. Afternoon northeast sea
breezes about the southern and central east coast. A cool morning over parts of
the interior with extensive areas of early frost expected in the southern and
southeast interior.
Forecast for Tuesday
A broad ridge of high pressure will remain across the state, maintaining fine
and sunny conditions over most of Queensland apart from some isolated showers
along the north tropical coast in a fresh onshore airflow. A cool morning over
the interior with extensive areas of early frost expected in the southern and
southeast interior.
Forecast for Wednesday
A surface trough is likely to move across the south of the state as an upper
trough moves east across southeast Australia. The trough is likely to bring
increasing cloud and possible afternoon and evening showers over the south of
the state. The remainder of the state should remain fine and mostly sunny with
only isolated showers about the far northeast tropical coast. Early frost is a
possibility over the southern and southeast interior but maximum temperatures
should be above average over most of the state.
Forecast for Thursday
The trough should contract offshore during Thursday with moderate to fresh
southwest to southeast winds developing across most of the state. Isolated
showers about the southeast of the state, mainly about the southern border
ranges. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere with only isolated showers in the far
northeast tropics. Early frosts are possible about the Granite Belt and Maranoa
districts. Maximum temperatures should fall several degrees and be close to
average for the time of year.
Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
A new high should build over southeast Australia in the wake of the trough
keeping most of the state fine and mostly sunny through the outlook period.
Isolated showers are expected about parts of the east coast as the winds turn
onshore. Minimum temperature will remain below average with early frosts
persisting about the southern and southeast interior.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Monday.
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