MELBOURNE - Aug 5/13 - 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 pressure system over central Australia will move slowly eastwards across Queensland, extending a broad ridge across the interior with dry air and fine conditions across the state. Forecast for the rest of Tuesday Fine and mostly sunny across the state, apart from isolated showers about the northeastern coast. Early fog areas about the central and northern east coast and adjacent inland. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds, tending northwest to southwesterly over southern areas. A cool morning over parts of the interior with extensive areas of early frost expected in the southern and southeast interior. A Very High Fire Danger for the Channel Country. Forecast for Wednesday A surface trough will move across the south of the state as an upper trough moves east across southeastern Australia. The trough is likely to bring increasing cloud and possible afternoon and evening showers to far southern parts 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 and also the southern Atherton Tablelands but maximum temperatures should be above average over most of the state. Forecast for Thursday The trough is expected to contract offshore with moderate to fresh southwest to southeast winds developing across most of the state. Isolated showers about the exposed southern coast and islands. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere with only isolated showers in the far northeast tropics. Early frosts are possible about the southern interior and also the southern Atherton Tablelands. Maximum temperatures should fall several degrees and be close to average for the time of year. Forecast for Friday A high pressure system is expected to move towards southeast Queensland, maintaining stable and sunny conditions for most of the state. Early frosts about the southeast and central interior and about the southern Atherton Tablelands. Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday A region of high pressure will persist through central Australia and towards southern Queensland. This should keep 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 over the weekend. Minimum temperatures will remain below average with early frosts persisting about the southern and central interior. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Tuesday. 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 MetEye™ 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 20:45 on Monday 5 August 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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