MELBOURNE - Oct 27/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A ridge lies along the tropical east coast of Queensland. A high over southeastern Australia extends another ridge over western Queensland. A trough lies from the northwest of the state to the southeast interior, with relatively moist and unstable air to its east. An upper level trough and associated cold front will move into southwestern Queensland late today and merge with the inland trough this evening. Forecast for the rest of MondayIsolated light showers about the northeastern Cape York Peninsula. Possible morning showers about the southeast. A band of generally isolated showers and thunderstorms from the northwest to the southeast interior, mostly during the afternoon and evening. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Light to moderate east to northeasterly winds, fresh about the east coast and in the southwest. Winds shifting southwesterly in the far west during the day.Fire Danger - Severe in the far southwest, high to very high elsewhere.Tuesday 29 OctoberA strong upper level trough will increase the instability to the east of a surface trough stretching from the state's northwest to the southeast inland. This should lead to the development of isolated and thunderstorms to the east of the trough. Thunderstorms should increase in coverage over the southeast coast and inland during the afternoon and evening, with some of these storms likely to become severe. Isolated showers over the far northern tropics, becoming scattered in the evening. Fine though partly cloudy over the remainder of the state. Strong winds are likely over far southeastern waters.Wednesday 30 OctoberA surface trough will move into eastern Queensland, with the coastal part pushing through southern waters with possible strong winds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over southeast and central parts of the state. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over northwestern Queensland. Isolated showers about the far northern tropics. Fine elsewhere.Thursday 31 OctoberA high will push into southeastern Australia, strengthening the ridge along the Queensland east coast, and pushing isolated showers along parts of the east coast. Moisture should push further inland, and combined with an upper trough through southern Queensland, lead to scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms through the central interior. Isolated showers elsewhere through the southeast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.Friday until SundayThe high will push into the Tasman Sea, maintaining a ridge along the east coast but weakening over the weekend. The inland trough will push westwards, extending the area of showers and storms further west and north through the interior and into the tropics as the upper trough also pushes northwards. Isolated showers along parts of the east coast. Fine in the far west.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Monday.Product IDQ10700 Notice Board Queensland's improving weather services 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 Business Entry Point Facebook Google+ Youtube Blog Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 01:30 on Monday 28 October 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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