Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

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

Weather Situation
A high in the Tasman Sea is expected to remain near stationary while slowly strengthening towards the weekend, maintaining a firm ridge over Queensland. An upper trough over the central interior will weaken as it drifts eastwards today, contracting off the east coast during Friday.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayThe upper trough should drift towards the east coast and it, along with a persistent onshore flow, should maintain isolated to scattered showers about the eastern districts, with a chance of storms about the central coasts and northeast tropics. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state. Fresh to strong southeast winds along the east coast, and mainly moderate southeast to northeast winds elsewhere.Friday 16 MayA high pressure system in the Tasman Sea should maintain mostly isolated showers about Queensland's eastern districts and fine and mostly sunny conditions over the interior.Saturday 17 MayA high pressure system in the Tasman Sea should maintain mostly isolated showers about Queensland's eastern districts and fine and mostly sunny conditions over the interior.Sunday 18 MayA high pressure system in the Tasman Sea should maintain mostly isolated showers about Queensland's eastern districts and fine and mostly sunny conditions over the interior.Monday until WednesdayA high pressure system in the Tasman should maintain showers about Queensland's eastern districts and fine and mostly sunny conditions over the interior. A weak trough moving through the southern interior will generate some cloudy conditions over southern districts but little or no rain is expected from this system.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Thursday.Product IDQ10700
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