Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 2/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A large high over southern New South Wales extends a strong ridge across southern Queensland. The high will move only slowly northeastwards to lie over northeastern New South Wales by tomorrow morning and will weaken as it moves over the northern Tasman Sea on Saturday. A new high will become established over South Australia on Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayFine and mostly sunny over much of the state. Isolated showers about the east coast from the northern Capricornia coast northwards as winds tend more onshore. Isolated showers are possible over the adjacent tropical inland during the afternoon. Extensive areas of morning frost over the central, southern and southeastern interior. Moderate southeast to northeast, fresh to strong at times about the northern east coast.Fire Danger -  High over the Central Highlands and Coalfields. Low to moderate over the remainder.Friday 4 JulyThe high will shift further east into the Tasman Sea. A surface trough will move into the southwest of the state during the day. Isolated showers will persist in the onshore flow about the east coast and very isolated showers may 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 north tropical coast.Saturday 5 JulyThe high will weaken over the northern Tasman Sea. The inland trough will move eastwards and move offshore over southern waters by late morning. Showers will persist about the southern and central east coast ahead of the trough in the early morning before fine and sunny conditions spread from the west. Isolated showers may persist through the day about the northeast tropical in the fresh to strong onshore flow. Fine and mostly sunny over the interior. Morning frost possible about the Granite Belt.Sunday 6 JulyA new high over South Australia will extend a ridge over much of Queensland with dry, cool air spreading to much of the state. Fine and sunny conditions across much of the state with only isolated showers possible about the far northeast of Cape York peninsula. Widespread frosts are likely to return to the central, southern and southeast interior of the state.Monday until WednesdayThe high will drift eastwards along the New South Wales/Queensland border on Monday and Tuesday, maintaining the dry and cool air across the state. Much of the state will therefore remain fine and sunny with only isolated showers possible about the far northeast of Cape York peninsula. Another dry, cold and gusty southwesterly change is likely to move across the state on Wednesday with the cool minimum temperatures persisting with widespread frosts over the central, southern and southeast interior of the state.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Thursday.Product IDQ10700
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