Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 27/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system over Tasmania extends a ridge over eastern Australia and along the Queensland east coast. An upper level trough will move across southeast Queensland today and offshore during Monday, while its associated surface trough will move northwards along the southern Queensland coast. The inland trough over the eastern inland will retreat towards the west on Monday.
Forecast for the rest of SundayCloudy over southern districts with patchy light rain over the southern interior. Isolated showers and thunderstorms developing over the far southeast. Isolated showers about remaining eastern districts. Isolated showers and thunderstorms about the Gulf of Carpentaria coast and far northern parts of the Peninsula district. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds, fresh at times along the tropical east coast.Monday 28 AprilPatchy rain over the southeast early, tending to scattered showers during the day. Isolated thunderstorms over the far southeast. Isolated showers developing over the southern inland in the afternoon. Isolated showers about exposed parts of the tropical east coast, tending scattered near Torres Strait. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state.Tuesday 29 AprilShowers easing along the southeast coast as the upper trough moves offshore. A weakening onshore flow should cause isolated showers to ease during the day about the remainder of the east coast. An upper trough and associated cold front is expected to reach the far southwest late in the day, generating some patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.Wednesday 30 AprilThe cold front should move eastwards across southern Queensland, producing patchy rain and possibly some isolated thunderstorms across the southern districts. Cool southerly winds behind the front. Fine and mostly dry across the remainder of the state, with just isolated showers over the far northern Peninsula.Thursday 1 MayInstability over the southeast, combined with the upper trough should lead to isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.Friday until SundayA major upper trough and strong cold front appears likely to sweep through southern Queensland during the period, moving off the east coast during Saturday. Patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms are likely with this feature over the southeast tropics and south of the state. A cold and dry airmass will accompany the fresh southwesterly winds following the passage of the front, leading to the coolest temperatures over southern Queensland for this year, and the possibility of some frosts over sheltered elevated parts in the south.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Monday.Product IDQ10700
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