Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 5/14 - 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 over central and northeastern Australia. The high is expected to move slowly eastwards towards Tasmania while strengthening over the next couple of days.
Forecast for the rest of MondayFine and dry across most of the state, apart from some very isolated showers over Cape York Peninsula. Mostly light to moderate southeast to southwest winds, fresh at times about the northeast coast.Tuesday 6 MayFine and mostly sunny conditions across most of the state after another cool to cold morning. Patchy morning frosts are expected about the Maranoa and southeastern interior. Isolated showers should continue about Cape York Peninsula. Mostly light to moderate southeast to southwest winds, fresh at times about the northeast coast.Wednesday 7 MayA new upper level trough will most likely enter western Queensland, while the high should shift slowly eastwards over southeastern Australia extending moderate to fresh southeasterly winds along the southern Queensland coast. Showers are expected to redevelop around the southeast, most likely near the coast. Isolated shower activity is expected about the far northern tropics where a moist onshore wind flow persists. 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 9 MayThe upper trough is likely to contract off the southern coast, while the high should remain slow moving in the Tasman Sea. Showers are expected about the east coast and adjacent inland areas south of about Bowen, though they should be more likely around the southeast coast. Some isolated showers may occur along remaining parts of the east coast in the onshore windflow. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are otherwise expected across the remainder of the state.Saturday until MondayThe high should remain slow moving in the Tasman Sea, while maintaining a weak ridge along the east coast. Another upper level trough is otherwise expected move across the southern interior over the weekend. The upper level trough is likely to extend some patchy light rain over western districts on Saturday and may trigger showers across the southeast and southern interior on Sunday and Monday. Showers will otherwise be possible along much of the east coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Tuesday.Product IDQ10700
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