Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 20/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the northeastern Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the Queensland tropical east coast. Another high over central Australia will move eastwards and into the northern Tasman Sea during the weekend, maintaining the ridge. A trough over western Queensland will move eastwards across the south of the state during today, and off the southeast coast on Sunday morning. An upper level trough will produce some weak instability over southeast Queensland today.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayIsolated showers about eastern districts, and extending inland to the southern and central interior. Isolated thunderstorms possible about the southern Darling Downs and Border Ranges. Fine and sunny in the far west and through the northern interior. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds along the east coast, fresh in the north. Moderate northwest to southwesterly winds inland.Sunday 22 JuneThe trough system will move off the southern coast early in the morning, whilst the high will move further east over southern Queensland, pushing dry air and mostly sunny conditions into much of the state. Isolated showers will possibly occur about the east tropical coast. A cooler southwesterly wind flow will result in the chance of frost returning to the Granite Belt.Monday 23 JuneThe high over southern Queensland will weaken and shift east while a new high will move east over the Indian Ocean. An upper level trough and its associated cold front will enter the southern interior of Queensland, generating some patchy cloud though conditions should remain fine due to a dry airmass persisting. Isolated showers will occur about the east tropical coast in the onshore wind flow, possibly becoming more scattered about the Cassowary Coast with the assistance of a weak upper trough. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere. Early frost patches are likely about the southeastern interior.Tuesday 24 JuneA new high will move into southwestern Australia, extending a ridge through Queensland. The upper trough and its associated cold front will sweep eastwards and off the southern and central Queensland coasts, generating some patchy cloud though little or no rainfall due to the dry airmass beneath. This feature will introduce a much cooler airmass across southern Queensland. Fine and clear elsewhere.Wednesday until FridayThe new high will move slowly east over southern Australia during the forecast period, extending a ridge and dry airmass into much of Queensland. Frosts should become more widespread. Some very isolated shower activity will likely persist near the northeast tropical coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Saturday.Product IDQ10700
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