Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 14/14 - 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 along Queensland's east coast. A surface and upper level trough will move eastwards across the southern districts from late today, reaching the southeast coast on Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of MondayIsolated showers about parts of the eastern tropics and over the state's southeast. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state except for some isolated showers and storms over the southern interior. Light to moderate northeast to northwest winds, with a moderate southwest wind change entering the Channel Country late in the day.Fire Danger -  Very High in southwest Darling Downs.Tuesday 16 SeptemberA 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 SeptemberThe chance of some showers over the Wide Bay and Capricornia regions as the surface trough passes through the region. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.Thursday 18 SeptemberFine and sunny throughout most the state as the state's weather is dominated by a ridge of high pressure.Friday until SundayThe ridge of high pressure over southern Australia should keep Queensland mainly fine on Friday, though some isolated storms are possible over the Channel Country as an upper trough strengthens over New South Wales. The upper trough may strengthen further during the weekend, producing showers and storms over southern and eastern Queensland, though there's a high level of uncertainty about its strength and position at this stage.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Monday.Product IDQ10700
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