MELBOURNE - Jul 29/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A ridge and dry airmass will dominate weather over much of the state during the next few days, with daytime temperatures remaining above average through southern, central and western districts. A trough will shift east over southern Queensland on Friday, with warm northerly winds to its east tending cool southwesterly in its wake. Little or no rainfall is expected with the trough passage. A strong high pressure system will enter the Great Australian Bight on Friday, extending a firm ridge into western Queensland in the wake of the trough. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayIsolated light showers about the north tropical coast. Fine and clear elsewhere. Moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds about the tropics and central coast. Moderate westerly winds over southern districts and tending northerly near the southern coast. Mostly light winds elsewhere.Wednesday 30 JulyMuch of the state will remain fine and sunny with only isolated showers expected about the east tropical coast and also possibly developing near the central coast as low level moisture increases. Early frosts will continue through the southern and southeastern inland, while daytime temperatures will remain above average away from the tropics. Moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds about the tropics and central coast, with moderate northerly winds near the southern coast. Moderate easterly winds over the northwest of the state, with mostly light winds elsewhere.Thursday 31 JulyA trough will most likely enter southwestern Queensland late in the day, though no rainfall is expected to accompany it due to a dry airmass persisting. Daytime temperatures will warm further through western and southern districts in the northwesterly winds ahead of the trough, though early frosts will continue through the southern and southeast inland. A moist onshore wind flow should result in isolated shower activity about the east coast and nearby inland near and north of Yeppoon. Fine and sunny elsewhere.Friday 1 AugustThe trough is expected to shift east over southern Queensland, most likely contracting off the southern coast during the evening. Little or no rainfall is expected with the passage of the trough. Warm northwesterly winds ahead of the trough will tend cooler southwesterly in its wake. A new, strong high will enter the Great Australian Bight, extending a firm ridge through western Queensland in the wake of the trough. Some light shower activity may occur near the north tropical coast and the Central Coast islands, mostly during the morning. Fine and sunny through the interior. Widespread morning fogs are likely through eastern districts.Saturday 2 AugustFresh to strong southeasterly winds will develop about the southeast coast in the wake of the surface trough, with strong winds also likely to develop over the South East Gulf of Carpentaria waters. Cool southerly winds will extend through western and southeastern Queensland, with early frosts returning to inland parts. Some light shower activity may occur about the northern tropical coast. Fine and sunny through the interior.Sunday until TuesdayThe strong high is expected to continue moving slowly east over southern Australia, maintaining a firm ridge over Queensland. Early frosts to continue about inland southeastern parts. The fresh to strong southeasterly winds about the east coast are likely to contract to the north out of southern waters from Monday onwards. Isolated showers about the east coast, possibly extending to nearby inland parts on Monday and Tuesday. The ridge should maintain fine and mostly sunny conditions through the interior.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 16:45 on Tuesday 29 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] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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