Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 22/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system over southern Queensland will move southeast into the Tasman Sea on Monday, weakening the ridge about the north tropical Queensland coast. A vigorous cold front will enter western Queensland on Monday and sweep rapidly east, contracting off the central and southern Queensland coasts during Tuesday. A large high will move east over southern Australia from Tuesday, gradually extending a firm ridge and a cool, dry airmass into much of Queensland in the wake of the cold front.
Forecast for the rest of SundayFine and mostly clear through the interior. Isolated showers in the southeast, with possible isolated thunderstorms early this evening. Possible isolated light showers near the east tropical coast. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds about the central and north tropical coasts. Light winds elsewhere.Monday 23 JuneMorning fogs over eastern districts. Patchy cloud developing from the west through the southern interior but remaining fine. Isolated showers about the north tropical coast and nearby inland. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. A cool morning with early frost patches about the southeastern interior and the Maranoa and Warrego district. Light to moderate southwest to northwesterly winds over western and southern Queensland, fresh and gusty in the southwest. Moderate southeasterly winds about north tropical coast. Light winds elsewhere.Tuesday 24 JuneThe upper trough and its associated cold front will sweep eastwards, contracting off the southern and central Queensland coasts during the afternoon and evening. The cold front will generate some patchy cloud though no rainfall is expected due to the dry airmass beneath. Isolated light showers are possible about the east Peninsula coast. Fine and sunny conditions are expected elsewhere as the new high moves through Western Australia, extending a ridge and a cool, dry airmass into Queensland in the wake of the cold front.Wednesday 25 JuneThe high will move slowly east into central Australia, extending a firm ridge and a cool, dry airmass into much of Queensland. A cold morning and early frosts are likely through much of the southern and southeastern interior. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will extend through the state apart from the chance of isolated light showers near the far northern and east Peninsula coast.Thursday 26 JuneThe high will weaken slightly as it shifts east over New South Wales and southern Queensland. Lighter winds will result in a colder morning than Wednesday through much of southern, central and western Queensland with widespread early frosts expected through inland parts. Isolated showers will likely develop about the north tropical coast as winds tend more moist onshore. Fine and sunny conditions will continue elsewhere.Friday until SundayAnother cold morning is expected on Friday with widespread early frosts through the southern, central and southeastern interior. Temperatures will then rise and early frosts decrease in extent as the next trough approaches western Queensland on Friday and shifts east over the state during the weekend. No rainfall is expected with the passage of the trough at this stage. Isolated shower activity should occur about the east tropical coast in an onshore wind flow during Friday before contracting north to the east Peninsula coast during the weekend.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Monday.Product IDQ10700
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