Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 15/14 - 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 maintain a patchy cloud and rain band through parts of the tropics and central coast during the next few days. A high pressure system over southern Western Australia will move slowly eastwards over southern Australia over the next few days, extending cool and dry south to southwesterly winds into remaining parts of Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of SundayIsolated showers in the northern Peninsula, increasing to scattered near Torres Strait. Patchy cloud and light rain areas extending through the remaining tropics with patchy cloud extending into the northern central coast. Fine and mostly clear about the remainder of the state. Moderate to fresh and gusty southwest to southeasterly winds, strong at times near the far north tropical coast.Monday 16 JuneCloud and patchy light rain extending into the northeast tropics, mostly north of Townsville. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state, although there could be some lingering cloud about the southern tropical and central coast during the morning. Morning frosts are likely through central and southern inland parts. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeasterly winds, gusty at times about the northwest. Strong southwest winds at times about the far north tropical coast.Tuesday 17 JuneAn upper trough will likely continue to extend cloud and possible light patchy rain into the Queensland tropics south of about Cooktown and northern central districts, with isolated shower activity expected to the north of Cooktown. The large high over southern Australia will extend a cool, dry airmass into remaining parts of the state, with widespread morning frosts likely through central and southern inland parts.Wednesday 18 JuneThe upper trough should contract off the east Queensland coast into the Coral Sea whilst the strong high will move into Victoria, strengthening the ridge along the east Queensland coast. Isolated showers will occur about the northeast tropical coast in the strong onshore flow. Isolated showers may also develop about the exposed southern coast and islands. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will occur over the remainder of the state. Early frosts will remain likely about the central and southern inland, though maximum temperatures should return to close to average.Thursday 19 JuneThe high should remain slow moving over New South Wales and weaken slightly. The resulting onshore flow will lead to the chance of isolated showers about the east coast and these should extend to adjacent inland areas during the day. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will occur over the remainder of the state. Early frosts are possible about the central and southern inland and maximum temperatures will be slightly above average in the warmer air ahead of the approaching trough.Friday until SundayThe high will move slowly eastwards across the Tasman Sea during the outlook period. A trough is expected to move eastwards across the state during Friday and Saturday and should contract off the southeast coast on Sunday. Isolated showers are likely about the east coast and should also develop about the central and southern interior as the trough moves though the state. A new high should develop over southeast Australia on Sunday with fine and mostly sunny conditions returning to the interior of the state with only isolated showers about the central and northern east coast. Frosts are only a small risk about the southern interior on Friday and Saturday morning but are more likely to return about the central and southern interior on Sunday morning.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Monday.Product IDQ10700
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