Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 1/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A large high over South Australia extends a strong ridge across central Queensland. The high will move only slowly eastwards, to be located over eastern New South Wales by Thursday, and will maintain its strength over the next few days.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayFine and mostly clear across almost the entire state. Isolated light showers near Torres Strait. Temperatures below average statewide. Moderate to fresh southeast to southwesterly winds, tending strong about the eastern tropical coast.Wednesday 2 JulyFine and mostly sunny across most of the state. Isolated showers about the eastern tropical coast and developing about the central coast during the day. Areas of morning frost over the central, southern and southeastern interior with below average temperatures across the interior and the tropics. Mostly moderate south to southeasterly winds, tending east to southeasterly during the day. Winds moderate to fresh over the tropics and reaching strong at times about the northern east coast.Fire Danger -  High in the Central Highlands and Coalfields. Low to moderate over most of the remainder.Thursday 3 JulyThe high will shift slowly to the east to be located over eastern New South Wales, keeping most of Queensland fine, dry and sunny. Isolated showers are expected about the east coast from the Capricornia coast northwards as winds tend more onshore. Isolated showers are possible over the adjacent tropical inland during the afternoon. Areas of morning frost over the central, southern and southeastern interior.Friday 4 JulyThe high will shift further east into the Tasman Sea. A surface trough will cross into the southwest of the state during the day. Isolated showers will persist in the onshore flow about the east coast and should extend into the southern and central interior during the afternoon due to the influence of the trough. Areas of morning frost over the parts of southern and southeastern interior. Showers may tend scattered about the central coast.Saturday 5 JulyThe high will weaken over the northern Tasman Sea. The inland trough will track to the east and will move offshore over southern waters during Saturday afternoon. Showers will persist about the east coast ahead of the trough on Saturday and will extend across the eastern and southeastern interior with the passage of the trough. Fine and mostly sunny in the west. Morning frost possible about the Granite Belt Saturday morning.Sunday until TuesdayThe surface trough will move offshore along the entire east coast early on Sunday. A new ridge of high pressure will redevelop over interior of the state on Sunday and will persist into Tuesday. Fine and sunny over almost the entire state due to cool dry south to southwesterly winds, with just the possibility of showers about eastern Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait. Morning frost is expected to redevelop over southern and central interior areas from Sunday morning with temperatures decreasing to below average.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700
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