Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 10/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high over central Australia will move east over southern Queensland today, extending a ridge and dry airmass into much of the state. A new high will strengthen as it moves east over southern Australia from Saturday, gradually extending a firm ridge through Queensland. An upper level trough will enter central Australia on Sunday and shift east, extending patchy cloud and light rain from western Queensland into central and southern parts during Monday.
Forecast for the rest of FridayFine, dry and cool conditions across the state. Widespread morning frosts over the interior, possibly also affecting the Atherton Tablelands. Light winds over southern districts, tending fresh southwesterly near the southern coast until early morning. Light to moderate southeasterly winds elsewhere, fresh at times near the coast.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.Sunday 13 JulyThe strong high pressure system will enter southeastern Australia, extending a firm ridge into Queensland. Isolated showers will occur about the tropical east coast and also develop along the southern exposed coast and islands as winds tend more onshore. 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 14 JulyThe strong high pressure system will move east towards the Tasman Sea, maintaining a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast with some shower activity continuing in the moist onshore wind flow. The upper level trough will slip southeast over Queensland, extending the patchy cloud band through the southern interior and western and central districts with patchy, mostly light rain expected. Early frosts will persist through the central, southern and southeast inland though should decrease in extent.Tuesday until ThursdayThe high pressure system will move southeast through the Tasman Sea during the outlook period, gradually relaxing the ridge along the east Queensland coast. A moist onshore wind flow will maintain some shower activity about the east coast, though this should be confined to the north tropical coast by Thursday. A new trough will enter the southwest of the state on Tuesday and should shift rapidly east, most likely contracting off the southern Queensland coast during Wednesday afternoon or evening. The trough is expected to generate some shower and possible storm activity over southern and central districts with its passage before clearing offshore during Wednesday. The cloud cover will result in a decreased risk of early frosts through the interior.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Friday.Product IDQ10700
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