MELBOURNE - Sep 16/14 - 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 the Queensland east coast. A surface and upper level trough are moving through southern districts, and will push into southeastern Queensland late today. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayIsolated showers and thunderstorms over the southern and central interior, extending into eastern parts during the afternoon and evening and becoming scattered over southern areas. Isolated showers over some coastal tropical areas during the morning. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Mostly moderate southwest to southeasterly winds, tending north to northwesterly in the southeast.Fire Danger - A Very High Fire Danger in most southern and eastern districts.Wednesday 17 SeptemberThe surface and upper trough will pass offshore, clearing the weather off the coast. Fine and mostly sunny for most of the state.Thursday 18 SeptemberFine and sunny throughout most the state as the state's weather is dominated by a ridge of high pressure.Friday 19 SeptemberThe ridge of high pressure over southern Australia should keep Queensland mainly fine. Some isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible over the Channel Country as an upper trough strengthens over New South Wales. Isolated showers possible over the southeast.Saturday until MondayThe upper trough is likely to strengthen further over New South Wales during the weekend, producing showers and storms over southern and central 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 Tuesday.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 04:15 on Tuesday 16 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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