MELBOURNE - Jul 15/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high will weaken as it drifts eastwards across the Tasman Sea. An upper level trough and an associated surface trough will move eastwards across southern Queensland today and Wednesday, moving off the southern coast on Wednesday evening. Following this, a new high over central Australia will extend a strengthening ridge eastwards over southern Queensland, with cool, dry air returning to most of the state late in the week. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayAreas of patchy light rain over the southern interior, breaking up to showers during the day. Isolated showers over the eastern districts. Fine though partly cloudy over the northern interior. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds, fresh at times near the northeast coast.Wednesday 16 JulyAreas of mainly light rain and scattered showers over the southern inland and southeast coast, with isolated thunderstorms possible over the southeast inland. Isolated showers about parts of the tropical east coast. Fine and sunny in the west. Light to moderate southeasterly winds over the tropics; moderate to fresh northwest to southwesterly winds over the south.Thursday 17 JulyA high over South Australia will push cool, dry air across most of Queensland. Just the chance of some light showers about the northeast coast. Areas of early morning frost over the southern and southeast interior districts.Friday 18 JulyThe high should remain over South Australia, maintaining the flow of cool, dry air across most of Queensland. The high will combine with a low over the Tasman Sea to produce cold, fresh to strong and gusty southwest winds over Queensland's southeast. Just the chance of some light showers about the northeast coast. Areas of early morning frost over the southern and southeast interior.Saturday 19 JulyThe high should maintain fine, cool and dry conditions across Queensland as it drifts eastwards over Victoria. Widespread areas of morning frost.Sunday until TuesdayThe high should maintain fine, cool and dry conditions across most of Queensland as it moves slowly eastwards into the Tasman Sea. A few light showers may return to the tropical east coast early next week as winds tend more onshore. Widespread areas of morning frost inland.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Wednesday.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 09:45 on Tuesday 15 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); })();
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