Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 2/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A series of upper level troughs will move east over southern Queensland during the forecast period. A surface trough extends over the eastern interior of the state and will intensify and shift east, contracting off the east Queensland coast tonight. A cold, dry airmass extends through much of the state in the wake of the trough, further enhanced by a cold front shifting east over southern Queensland during Saturday and Sunday.
Forecast for the rest of FridayScattered to widespread showers and gusty storms through central and southeast districts, with some storms likely severe, particularly near and east of the Great Dividing Range. This activity will contract eastwards, clearing the coast during the evening. Cloud and showers in the far southwest, more frequent about the southern border where some storms are also possible. Mostly fine in the tropics with just the chance of isolated showers, mostly about the Peninsula district. Cool in the west and through the southern interior with moderate to fresh and gusty west to southwesterly winds. Moderate to fresh north to northwesterly winds in the east, tending west to southwesterly during the evening.Saturday 3 MayIsolated showers clearing the Wide Bay and Fraser coast early. Isolated showers over the southern and southeastern interior, with possible isolated thunderstorms over the far southwest. Isolated showers about the very far northeastern tropics. Find and sunny conditions elsewhere. A cold day with fresh and gusty westerly winds over the southern and southeast interior. Otherwise light to moderate southwest to southeast winds, fresh at times over the southeast.Fire Danger -  Very high fire dangers over the Central Highlands and Coalfields districts.Sunday 4 MayA high will enter New South Wales, extending a ridge into much of Queensland with the cold, dry airmass continuing to dominate conditions. Clearer skies should result in early frost patches about the southeastern interior. Some patchy cloud may persist near the southwestern border though with little or no rainfall expected. Onshore winds should produce isolated showers about the very far northeastern tropics, with fine and mostly conditions elsewhere under the dry airmass. Much of the state will experience temperatures well below the May average.Monday 5 MayThe high will most likely shift east into the Tasman Sea late in the day as a new, large high shifts east over the Southern Ocean. A cool, dry airmass will continue to dominate conditions across Queensland, with lighter winds most likely resulting in more extensive frosts through the southern and southeast interior. Isolated shower activity should continue about the very far northern tropics where a moist onshore wind flow persists, with fine and sunny conditions elsewhere across the state.Tuesday 6 MayThe high over the Southern Ocean will shift east across southeastern Australia maintaining a cool and dry airmass over much of the state. Fine conditions are therefore expected across much of the state with early frosts about the Maranoa and southeastern interior. Isolated shower activity should continue about the very far northern tropics where a moist onshore wind flow persists.Wednesday until FridayThe high should shift slowly eastwards over southeastern Australia and into the Tasman Sea during the outlook period, extending fresh to possibly strong southeasterly winds along much of the east Queensland coast. Showers are therefore likely to develop over eastern districts in the strengthening onshore wind flow. A new upper level trough will most likely enter western Queensland during Wednesday and should shift slowly eastwards, generating showers and thunderstorms over eastern and central districts with its passage. Early frost over the southeastern interior will become less likely from Thursday as the onshore wind flow extends a moist airmass through the region.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Saturday.Product IDQ10700
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