Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 9/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A cold front lies over the southern inland of Queensland and is expected to move east and contract offshore of the southern Queensland coast Thursday morning. Warmer northwesterly winds ahead of the front will tend cool, gusty southwesterly in its wake on Thursday. A high will enter central Australia on Thursday and shift east, extending a firm ridge and dry airmass into Queensland in the wake of the trough.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayFine and clear throughout the state. Light to moderate southwest to southeasterly winds in the tropics. Moderate to fresh northwest to southwesterly winds elsewhere, gusty at times particularly in the southwest and over southern waters.Thursday 10 JulyFine and sunny in the tropics. Dry and cool conditions across the remainder of the state. Fresh and gusty west to southwesterly winds will make it feel particularly chilly over the southeastern corner of the state. Widespread morning frosts over the interior. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeasterly winds elsewhere.Fire Danger -  Very High fire dangers over the central and tropical interior.Friday 11 JulyThe high pressure system should drift slowly into southeast Queensland, maintaining the fine, dry and cool conditions across the state. Widespread morning frosts will occur over the interior, possibly also affecting the Atherton Tablelands.Saturday 12 JulyA new large, slow moving high pressure system will shift east over the Great Australian Bight, maintaining fine and sunny conditions over most of the state. A few light showers may return to northern Cape York Peninsula. A very cold morning is expected over much of southern, western and central Queensland with widespread early frosts. Early light frost will also remain possible on the Atherton Tablelands.Sunday 13 JulyThe strong high pressure system will enter southeastern Australia, extending a firm ridge into Queensland. Isolated showers will continue about northern Cape York Peninsula. Winds will tend more southerly along the southern coast, resulting in isolated showers about the exposed coast and islands. An upper level trough will enter central Australia and should lead to increasing cloud and the chance of some patchy light rain over the west of the state. Early frosts remain likely over the central, southern and southeast inland.Monday until WednesdayThe strong high pressure system will move southeast into the Tasman Sea during the outlook period, gradually relaxing the ridge along the east Queensland coast. Winds will tend more moist onshore, leading to isolated showers about the east coast. Some uncertainty exists with the development and movement of the upper level trough. It will most likely extend some patchy cloud into central and southeastern Queensland during the outlook period, with possible patchy, mostly light rain developing. The increasing cloud will result in a decreased risk of early frosts through the interior.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Thursday.Product IDQ10700
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