MELBOURNE - Aug 3/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A strong high pressure system over eastern Victoria extends a firm ridge over Queensland. The high will move slowly eastwards into the western Tasman Sea this evening, while another high pressure system over southwestern Australia will move eastwards across the Great Australian Bight on Monday. The two systems should merge into a broad high pressure cell over southeastern Australia late Monday or Tuesday and move slowly eastwards on Wednesday and Thursday. A surface trough over the tropical interior will shift west into western Queensland on Monday in response to a developing upper level trough over central Australia. The upper level trough is expected to move northeast to be near the Queensland South Australia border by Monday evening. Forecast for the rest of SundayIsolated showers along the north tropical east coast, central coast, and the southern coast, tending scattered along the coast between about Cooktown and Cardwell. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere. Moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds, strong and gusty at times along central parts of the east Queensland coast.Monday 4 AugustScattered showers along the north tropical coast. Isolated showers over remaining eastern districts. Isolated to scattered showers developing over the Central West district, southern parts of the Channel Country district and over the tropical interior, with possible isolated afternoon thunderstorms through the Channel Country district and the far southwest of the Central West district. Mostly fine through remaining southern and central districts with only isolated afternoon showers. Moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds, strong and gusty at times along central parts of the east Queensland coast.Tuesday 5 AugustThe high is expected to move slowly over the Great Australian Bight, maintaining the firm ridge and fresh to strong winds along the east Queensland coast. Scattered showers about the northeast coast, with isolated showers about the remaining east coast in the moist onshore wind flow. There is some uncertainty surrounding the development and movement of the upper trough, but at this stage it looks likely to remain slow moving over southern and western Queensland while weakening. The surface trough should also weaken and shift into far western Queensland. Showers are therefore likely to develop through far western districts to the east of the surface trough and possibly extending into the Central West district. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible through parts of the Channel Country.Wednesday 6 AugustThe high is should remain slow moving over the Great Australian Bight while weakening slightly but fresh to strong southeasterly winds about the east coast are likely to continue. Scattered showers about the northeast coast, with isolated showers about the remaining eastern districts in the continuing onshore wind flow. Uncertainty continues around the development and movement of the upper trough, though it looks likely to remain slow moving over southern Queensland while weakening further. It may therefore help to generate isolated showers over the northwest and central interior.Thursday 7 AugustThe high should move east over southern Australia and weaken, although fresh to strong southeasterly winds about the east coast are likely to persist through northern parts. Showers should contract to the northern and central parts of the east coast as the onshore wind flow decreases through southeastern districts due to a surface trough that should move offshore in the morning.Friday until SundayThe high is expected to move slowly east into the Tasman Sea on Friday and then weaken as it moves towards New Zealand on Saturday and Sunday. Showers are therefore likely to continue about the east coast in an onshore wind flow but should contract to the northeast coast over the weekend as the onshore wind flow gradually weakens.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Monday.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 06:45 on Sunday 3 August 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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