MELBOURNE - Sep 13/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A weak ridge of high pressure lies over southern Queensland. Forecast for the rest of SundayIsolated showers about the north tropical coast and over the state's southeast. Fine and sunny elsewhere. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds.Fire Danger - Very High in the Central Highlands.Monday 15 SeptemberA surface trough will move into the southwest late in the day, and isolated storms should form ahead of it over the southern interior. Fine and clear over most of the state except for the chance of some isolated showers about parts of the eastern tropics and over the state's southeast. Light to moderate northeast to northwest winds, with a moderate southwest wind change entering the Channel Country late in the day.Tuesday 16 SeptemberThe surface trough will move quickly eastwards, spreading scattered showers and isolated storms across the southern interior and into the southeast of the state. A weak onshore airflow will produce some showers about parts of the northeast coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.Wednesday 17 SeptemberShowers and thunderstorms are possible over the Wide Bay and Capricornia regions as the surface trough passes through the region. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.Thursday until SaturdayA ridge of high pressure over southern Australia should keep Queensland mainly fine late in the working week, though some showers are possible about the eastern districts. An upper level trough may strengthen over southeast Australia very late in the week producing showers and storms over southern Queensland, though there's a high level of uncertainty about its strength and position.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 03:15 on Sunday 14 September 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 ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); var _nol = { pvar: { cid: "abm", content: "0", server: "secure-au" } }; (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = '//secure-au.imrworldwide.com/v60a.js'; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); })();
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