Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 11/14 - 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 east coast. A surface trough should gradually deepen as it drifts slowly eastwards across Queensland's central and southern interior over the next few days.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayA medium to high chance of showers and thunderstorms in a broad band from the central interior down into the southern and southeast interior. Some severe storms are possible, chiefly over the southern interior. Fine and mostly sunny about most of the east coast, and also over the far west. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds over the eastern districts. Light to moderate northwest to southwest winds elsewhere.Fire Danger -  Very high over the central west and southwest.Sunday 12 OctoberA surface trough should extend from the northwest of the state to the the southern interior and drift a little eastwards during the day. Showers and storms will form near and ahead of the trough in a band from Queensland's far northwest, across the central interior and down into the state's southern interior. Fine and mostly sunny about the Peninsula district, the far east of the state and the Channel Country.Monday 13 OctoberThe surface trough should drift into Queensland's eastern districts and will work with a new upper trough approaching from the west to produce a band of active showers and thunderstorms from the northwest, across the central districts and into the state's southeast quarter. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state.Tuesday 14 OctoberAreas of morning thundery rain over the state's southeast, clearing during the day as a new high pressure system in the Great Australian Bight pushes dry, cooler air across Queensland. Fine, dry and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state except for the chance of some showers and storms over the Peninsula district.Wednesday until FridayThe new high pressure system should keep most of Queensland fine, dry and mild. The chance of some showers and storms over the state's far north, and possibly about the southeast district late in the week.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Saturday.Product IDQ10700
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