Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 28/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Fire Weather Warning is current for the Darling Downs and
Granite Belt district.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A surface trough stretches from the northwest of the state to the southeast
interior, and a moderate to fresh southeast change is expected to push into the
southeast coast district during today. An upper level trough is expected to
weaken over the state today.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Areas of patchy, mainly light rain over the northwest of the state, and an
area of mainly isolated showers and storms in a band from the northwest and the
western interior across the state to the majority of the eastern districts. Fine
though partly cloudy over the far southern districts, and mainly fine over the
Peninsula district except for some isolated, mainly light showers about the east
coast of Cape York Peninsula. Above average daytime temperatures across the
state, particularly over the interior. Light to moderate east to southeast
winds, fresh at times about the southeast coast and over the western districts.
A severe fire danger over the Darling Downs and Granite Belt, and a high to very
high fire danger across the remainder of the state.
Forecast for Monday
A high should eastwards into the Tasman Sea, and is expected to push isolated
showers across most of the eastern districts. Showers and thunderstorms should
develop along a weak trough over the central and southeast interior, whilst it
should be mostly fine in the far northwest of the state with just the chance of
isolated showers or thunderstorms developing. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.
Maximum temperatures will continue to be above the September average across most
of the state.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high in the Tasman Sea should move towards New Zealand as another high
builds over Western Australia. A trough system will enter southwestern
Queensland during the day and progress eastwards across the south of the state
generating patchy rain areas and isolated thunderstorms. Hot and gusty NW'ly
winds ahead of the trough will also result in elevated fire dangers,
particularly over southern districts. Isolated showers will continue along the
east tropical coast in a moist onshore flow, and there is also the chance of
some morning drizzle about the Central Highlands. Maximum temperatures will
continue to be above average across most of the state.
Forecast for Wednesday
An upper level trough should generate patchy rain, scattered showers and
isolated storms across the state's southeast quarter, contracting towards the
coast during the day. More isolated showers and storms along a surface trough
over the Central West and the Northwest districts. Isolated showers will
continue along the east tropical coast in a moist onshore flow. Maximum
temperatures will continue to be above average across most of the state.
Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
There is some uncertainty regarding the movement of the upper trough but at
this stage it seems most likely to produce at least isolated showers and storms
over the southeast, Central interior and central coast districts during Thursday
before moving offshore.  A high over southern Australia should then keep most of
Queensland fine, though some isolated showers and storms are possible about the
northeast of the state late in the working week.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Sunday.
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