Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 7/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A firm ridge of high pressure should persist along Queensland's east coast for the next few days, before weakening late in the week. Tropical Cyclone Ita lies over the northern Coral Sea well east of the Queensland coast and is expected to deepen further as it moves slowly westwards during the next few days. Temperatures will remain well above the April average through much of western Queensland during the week due to a static weather pattern and northeasterly winds.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayMostly sunny across most of the state except for some isolated showers about the east coast, and scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the far north. Moderate to fresh southeast winds over the eastern districts, and light to moderate southeast to northeast winds elsewhere.Wednesday 9 AprilTropical Cyclone Ita will be moving west over the Coral Sea. Meanwhile, a ridge of high pressure along the east coast should keep the state mostly sunny except for isolated to scattered showers about the east coast, and isolated thunderstorms over the far north. An upper level trough over Central Australia should produce isolated thunderstorms over the Channel Country though with little or no rain.Thursday 10 AprilTropical Cyclone Ita should be approaching the Peninsula coast with showers increasing to rain north of about Townsville, with heavy falls and windy conditions possibly developing along the Peninsula coast depending upon the movement of the tropical cyclone. The ridge should maintain fine and mostly sunny conditions across most of the rest of the state, though thunderstorms are possible over the far southwest and isolated showers about the rest of the east coast north of Gladstone.Friday 11 AprilThe forecasts for northern Queensland are highly dependent upon the movement and strength of Tropical Cyclone Ita, and at this stage the most likely scenario is for the tropical cyclone to move across the Peninsula and enter the Gulf. Therefore, rain periods are likely about most parts of the tropics, with heavy falls and windy conditions over the Peninsula. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible over the southwest associated with a trough system.Saturday until MondayA high amount of uncertainty is associated with the possible track of Tropical Cyclone Ita from Saturday onwards, however it can be more confidently asserted that active showers and possible rain periods are likely over the state's north during at least the weekend. A new upper level trough should generate showers and storms over the southern districts during the weekend.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Tuesday.Product IDQ10700
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