MELBOURNE - Feb 25/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A surface trough over the far west of the state will remain slow moving until the weekend. An upper trough is approaching southwestern Queensland causing unstable conditions over western parts of the state. A humid airmass on the eastern side of the surface trough is to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms, spreading to rain areas at times. A high near New Zealand extends a weakening ridge along the east Queensland coast. The next high will move through southeastern Australia later this week. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayScattered showers and thunderstorms over the northern tropics and through the west of the state, and into the southern inland west of about Charleville. This activity will likely tend to rain at times with some locally heavy falls through the southwest. Isolated shower activity will continue about the east coast in the onshore wind flow. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere. Below average maximum temperatures under the cloudy conditions in west and southwest. Moderate southeast to northeast winds, tending mainly light and variable in the far north.Thursday 27 FebruaryThe high will develop eastwards into the Great Australian Bight while the ridge along the east coast of Queensland will remain relatively weak. The inland trough will remain near the western border of Queensland, with the upper trough also remaining slow-moving. Isolated showers about the east coast in the onshore wind flow. Showers and thunderstorms will persist about the north and west of the state, and should spread into the southern interior. Showers and thunderstorms are likely tend to rain at times through the Channel Country with some locally heavy falls. Maximum temperatures will remain cooler than average under the cloudy conditions in west and southwest. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere.Friday 28 FebruaryThe high will move over southeastern Australia, slowly strengthening the ridge along the southern coast of Queensland, leading to an increase in the onshore wind flow, and a continuation of the isolated showers about the east coast and nearby inland. The upper trough will remain slow moving over the southwest of the state with showers and thunderstorms persisting. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms should also continue over the northern tropics. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere.Saturday 1 MarchThe high will move eastwards towards the Tasman Sea, maintaining the ridge along the east coast of Queensland. Isolated to scattered showers about the east coast in the onshore wind flow. Showers and storms will persist about the far northern tropics and northwest of the state. An upper level trough will remain slow moving near western Queensland, with scattered showers and storms expected through the west and southern inland.Sunday until TuesdayThe high will remain near stationary over the Tasman Sea, with a ridge along the east coast. Isolated to scattered, mainly light showers should continue along the east coast in the onshore flow. The inland trough should also remain slow-moving over the west of the state, producing showers and thunderstorms, although this activity is likely to become more isolated with the loss of support from the upper trough. 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