Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 28/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A surface trough stretches from the northwest down to the state's southeast, and will move slowly northeastwards today, before moving southwestwards from Wednesday. A weak high in the Tasman Sea is pushing a milder southeasterly change across the southeast of the state.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayShowers and storms are likely in a broad band extending from the northwest down to the southeast of the state. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere. Light to moderate southeast to southwest winds over the southern interior and western districts. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds elsewhere.Wednesday 29 OctoberShowers and storms are likely in a broad band extending from the Gulf Country down to the Capricornia and Wide Bay coasts. Warm to hot over the southeast and the central interior. Light to moderate southeast to southwest winds over the southern interior and western districts. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds elsewhere.Fire Danger -  Very High Fire Dangers over eastern districts.Thursday 30 OctoberThe surface trough should drift southwards to lie from the northern interior down to the southeast interior, with an associated band of showers and storms stretching from the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders down to the Southeast Coast district. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere except for the chance of some showers or storms in the Gulf Country.Friday 31 OctoberThe surface trough should drift southwest to lie over western Queensland, with showers and storms likely to occur to the east of the surface trough in a band stretching from the central interior of Queensland down to the southeast. Fine over most of the remainder of the state. The chance of some showers about the North Tropical Coast.Saturday 1 NovemberA high over the Great Australian Bight should push a new surface trough eastwards into southwest Queensland. Showers and storms are possible in a band stretching from the northwest of the state down to the southeast, more likely about the southeast. The slight chance of some more isolated showers and storms behind the surface trough over the state's southwest. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.Sunday until TuesdayThe surface trough will continue to move eastwards across southern Queensland, before stalling over the southern interior early in the new week. Showers and storms ahead of the surface trough in a band stretching from the northwest of the state down to the southeast. There's also the chance of some more isolated showers and storms behind the surface trough over the state's southwest. The chance of some showers about the east coast. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700
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