Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 16/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system is slowly strengthening over the Tasman Sea, and will maintain a firm ridge over eastern Queensland until well into next week.
Forecast for the rest of FridayMainly scattered showers about about the east coast and nearby inland areas. Fine and mostly sunny over the interior. Fresh to strong southeast winds along the east coast, and mainly moderate southeast to northeast winds elsewhere.Saturday 17 MayThe high pressure system in the Tasman Sea will strengthen a little, pushing fresh to strong onshore winds and mostly isolated showers over Queensland's far eastern districts. An upper level ridge should keep Queensland's interior fine and mostly sunny.Sunday 18 MayThe upper level ridge should maintain fine and mostly sunny conditions over the interior. The high in the Tasman Sea should maintain fresh to strong onshore winds and mostly isolated showers about Queensland's eastern districts.Monday 19 MayThe high in the Tasman should maintain showers about Queensland's eastern districts and fine and mostly sunny conditions over the interior.Tuesday until ThursdayA series of upper troughs will move across the south of the state, producing some high cloud, and some showers and possibly some isolated thunderstorms over the southern interior. The high in the Tasman Sea will move slowly eastwards and gradually weaken, though showers are still expected about eastern Queensland.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Friday.Product IDQ10700
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