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 cool, dry airmass will extend through much of the state today and dominate conditions until about mid next week.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayIsolated showers over the far southern and southeastern interior. Isolated showers about the very far northeastern tropics. Find and sunny elsewhere. A cold day through western and southern parts of the state with fresh and gusty west to southwesterly winds. Moderate southwest to southeast winds elsewhere, fresh at times.Fire Danger -  Very high fire danger 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 Granite Belt and the southwest of the state though with little or no rainfall expected. Onshore winds should produce isolated showers about the very far northeastern tropics, with fine conditions elsewhere under the dry airmass. Much of the state will experience temperatures well below the May average.Monday 5 MayA 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 MayA high over the Southern Ocean will shift east towards southeastern Australia, maintaining a cool and dry airmass over much of Queensland. Fine and sunny 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, possibly 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 pm EST Saturday.Product IDQ10700
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