Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 4/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high in the Southern Ocean extends a ridge of high pressure over central and northeastern Australia . The high should move slowly eastwards Tasmania during Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of MondayCool, fine and dry across most of the state with areas of morning frost through the southern and southeast interior. Mostly fine over Cape York Peninsula with only some very isolated showers. Mainly moderate southeast to southwest winds.Tuesday 6 MayThe high over the Southern Ocean will shift east towards southeastern Australia, maintaining a cool and dry airmass over much of Queensland. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are therefore expected across much of the state with patchy morning 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. Much of the central and southern Queensland will experience minimum temperatures well below the May average.Wednesday 7 MayA new upper level trough will most likely enter western Queensland, meanwhile the high should shift slowly eastwards over southeastern Australia extending moderate to fresh southeasterly winds along the southern Queensland coast. Showers are therefore likely to develop over the southeast, most likely near the coast, in the strengthening onshore wind flow. Isolated shower activity is expected about the far northern tropics where a moist onshore wind flow persists, with possible isolated thunderstorms through Torres Strait. Fine and mostly sunny conditions across remaining districts with patchy morning frosts about the southeastern interior.Thursday 8 MayThe upper level trough is likely to shift eastwards across the southern interior. The high should shift slowly eastwards over southeastern Australia and into the Tasman Sea with fresh to strong southeasterly winds developing along the southern Queensland coast. Showers are therefore likely to increase, and isolated thunderstorms are possible, over southeastern parts of the state as the strengthening onshore wind flow combines with the upper level trough. Isolated shower activity is expected to continue over the far northern tropics in the onshore wind flow and may develop over remaining eastern districts and parts of the tropical interior with the passage of the upper trough. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected to occur elsewhere.Friday until SundayThe high should remain slow moving in the Tasman Sea and gradually weaken over the weekend, therefore relaxing the ridge and southeasterly winds along the east Queensland coast. The upper trough is likely to contract off the southern coast during Friday, and another upper level trough is expected move across the southern interior over the weekend. Showers are therefore expected about the east coast in the onshore windflow, though they should be less frequent about the southeast as the upper trough moves offshore. The next upper level trough is likely to extend a cloud band over western districts with some patchy light rain possible. Otherwise fine and mostly sunny conditions should occur across the remainder of the state.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Monday.Product IDQ10700
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