Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 12/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high will strengthen as it moves eastwards over southeastern Australia during today and Monday, gradually extending a firm ridge through Queensland. An upper level trough will enter central Australia today and shift east, extending cloud and patchy light rain from western Queensland into central and southern parts during Monday. A new upper level trough and an associated surface trough is then expected to enter western Queensland on Tuesday and move east, contracting off the central and southern coasts late on Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of SundayCloud increasing over western districts with some patchy light rain developing over the Channel Country. Partly cloudy but mostly fine about the northeast tropical coast with only some very isolated light showers. Fine, sunny and dry elsewhere with widespread morning frost over the central interior, southern interior and southeast districts. Light to moderate south to southeasterly winds, fresh at times near the southern and northern east coasts.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 light rain expected. Early frosts will persist through the southern and southeast inland though should decrease in extent.Tuesday 15 JulyThe high pressure system will move southeast through the Tasman Sea, relaxing the ridge along the east Queensland coast. A moist onshore wind flow will maintain some shower activity about the east coast. A new upper trough is likely to enter the southwest of the state and is expected to generate some scattered shower activity over southern and central districts with its passage. There is a small risk of storm activity over the southern interior with the passage of the trough.Wednesday 16 JulyThe ridge is expected to weaken along the east Queensland coast. A moist onshore wind flow will maintain some shower activity about north tropical coast. The upper trough, and associated shower and possible storm activity, should shift rapidly east, most likely contracting off the southern and central Queensland coast during the afternoon or evening. Dry and cool westerly winds should extend over western Queensland in the wake of the trough.Thursday until SaturdayA new high pressure system is expected to move over southern Australia and strengthen during the outlook period, extending a drier and cooler air mass over much of the state. The onshore wind flow through the tropics may maintain some very isolated shower activity about the north tropical coast. A low may develop over the southern Tasman Sea on Friday and deepen further on Saturday, with gusty conditions developing over southeastern Queensland.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Sunday.Product IDQ10700
Notice Board
MetEye extended into Queensland
Queensland's improving weather services
Media Releases
Marketing
Meteorological Offices
Cairns weather
Charleville weather
Longreach weather
Mackay weather
Mount Isa weather
Rockhampton weather
Townsville weather
Weipa weather
Other Information
About Weather Forecast Services
About Warning Services
Warnings
Water
Climate
Environment
Tropical Cyclones
Tsunami Warning Centre
Agriculture - Water and the Land
Marine & Ocean
UV & Sun Protection
Rainfall & River Conditions
Graphical Views
Radar
Maps
Rainfall Forecasts
Seasonal Outlooks
Climate Variability & Change
Climate Data Online
Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts
Water Storage
MetEye™
National Weather Services
Aviation Weather Services
Defence Services
Space Weather Services
Registered User Services
Commercial Weather Services
Business Entry Point
Facebook
Google+
Youtube
Blog
Careers
Sitemap
Feedback
Freedom of Information
Indigenous Weather Knowledge
Glossary
This page was created at 20:30 on Saturday 12 July 2014 (GMT)
© Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2014, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility
var hostname = window.location.hostname;
var host = hostname.split(".");
if (host[0] == "reg")
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
else if (host[0] == "www")
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
else if (host[0] == "wdev")
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
(function() {
var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
})();

---

STAT News Service