MELBOURNE - Aug 15/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation An upper level low lies near the southwestern Queensland border and is expected to track east southeast over New South Wales during the weekend before entering the Tasman Sea on Monday. An associated surface trough and rain band will also slip east southeast over central and southeastern Queensland today before clearing the southern Queensland coast during Sunday morning. Cold west to southwesterly winds will extend through western, central and southern Queensland in the wake of the trough. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayRain areas and isolated thunderstorms contracting out of central districts and the Maranoa and extending through the southeastern corner of the state. Locally heavy falls are possible. A cold day under the cloud. Showers and gusty thunderstorms developing in the wake of the rain band through central districts and the Maranoa before clearing to the east with the surface trough this evening. Isolated to scattered showers over the eastern and far northern tropics. Isolated showers in the southwest, tending scattered near the New South Wales border with possible isolated thunderstorms. Fine and cool in the northwest. Moderate to fresh and gusty northeasterly winds over southern central and southeast districts. Moderate to fresh mostly south to southwesterly winds elsewhere.Sunday 17 AugustThe upper low is expected to move further east southeast over New South Wales while the associated surface trough and thundery rain band will contract east over southeastern Queensland and clear the southern Queensland coast during the morning. Some low cloud will persist through the southern interior with isolated showers, more widespread near the New South Wales border. A new high will move east over South Australia, extending a weak ridge and an onshore wind flow into the eastern tropics north of Townsville with possible isolated showers expected. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere with possible early frost over the central interior and Maranoa.Monday 18 AugustThe upper low is expected to move east into the Tasman Sea during the day, resulting in the deepening of a surface low pressure system. This will extend a cold, fresh west to southwesterly wind flow into southern Queensland. Cloud cover, isolated shower activity and gusty winds will result in a particularly cold day over the Maranoa and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts. Mostly fine conditions are expected in the tropics with just the chance of isolated showers about the far northeastern Peninsula. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere under a ridge of high pressure.Tuesday 19 AugustThe low in the Tasman Sea will shift further east, relaxing winds over southeastern Queensland. Some cloud cover will likely persist near the southeast inland border with possible isolated showers. A new high will strengthen over the Great Australian Bight and extend a ridge into remaining parts of Queensland. Mostly fine conditions are therefore expected with only isolated showers over the northern Peninsula. Some early frosts are likely through the central and southeast interior.Wednesday until FridayThe high in the Great Australian Bight will slowly strengthen as it moves east over southern Australia into the Tasman Sea during the outlook period, gradually extending a firm ridge and fresh to strong southeasterly winds along the east Queensland coast. Moisture will therefore gradually build along the east coast, with isolated to scattered showers developing and possibly extending a little further west into the central and southern interior from Thursday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Saturday.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 01:00 on Saturday 16 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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