Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 15/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ita lies over the far southern Coral Sea and is expected to continue moving southeast further away from the southern Queensland coast during today. An upper trough over the southwest of the state will move eastwards and is expected to contract off the southern Queensland coast during this evening. A high will strengthen over southern Australia late today, extending a firm ridge and dry airmass through southern and western Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayIsolated showers over the central and southern interior, and through eastern districts. Isolated to scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms through the tropical interior and into the Peninsula and Gulf Country districts, as well as through the central eastern interior. Fine and mostly sunny conditions in the west.Thursday 17 AprilA dry airmass will extend into western and southern Queensland with fine and mostly sunny conditions expected through the south and west. Isolated showers through eastern districts from the Wide Bay Burnett northwards, tending to scattered showers through the central coast (particularly inland parts) near a weak trough. Isolated to scattered showers and storms will persist through the Peninsula and near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast in a deep, moist easterly wind flow.Friday 18 AprilA large high should enter the Great Australian Bight and extend the firm ridge and a dry airmass further into western, central and southern Queensland. Showers and storms through the Peninsula as dry air extends from the south. The southern tropics and central coast will be mostly fine with just the chance of isolated showers, becoming slightly more likely about the northeastern tropics. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will occur over the remainder of the state under the dry airmass.Saturday 19 AprilThe large high should move over southern Australia extending dry air and stable conditions into southern parts of the Peninsula district. Showers and storms are expected to the north of the drier airmass through the very far northern tropics, with just the chance of isolated showers over remaining northern parts. Isolated showers are possible about the northeastern tropics. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will occur over the remainder of the state.Sunday until TuesdayThe large high should move across southern Australia and into the Tasman Sea on Monday maintaining dry and stable conditions across much of Queensland. A series of upper level troughs will move east over southern Queensland during the outlook period though should not generate shower or storm activity due to the dry southwesterly low level wind flow. Showers and storms will persist through the very far northern tropics, with a weak upper trough pushing onto the northeastern tropical coast late Monday increasing shower activity over the northeastern tropics.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700
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