Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 29/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A surface trough stretches from northwest Queensland towards the southeast, and will slowly shift westwards while weakening. A weak high pressure system will move eastwards over southeastern Australia and into the Tasman Sea during Thursday. This high will strengthen later in the week, extending a firming ridge along the east coast. A stronger surface and upper trough system will shift eastwards through inland Queensland over the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayShowers and thunderstorms likely during the afternoon and evening over the central interior and parts of the southern interior and southeast, and also possible about the northwest Gulf Country. Some morning showers and thunderstorms about the northeastern interior. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Warm to hot over the southeast and the interior. Light to moderate southeast to southwesterly winds over the southern interior and western districts. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds elsewhere.Fire Danger -  Very high over most eastern districts.Friday 31 OctoberThe surface trough should drift southwest to lie over western Queensland, with showers and thunderstorms likely to develop to the east of the surface trough over the southern parts of the state. Showers and thunderstorms are also possible about the northwest Gulf Country. Warm to hot over the southeast and the interior. Fine over most of the remainder of the state.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 broad 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. Possible showers returning to the tropical northeast coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.Sunday 2 NovemberThe surface trough should move slowly eastwards. Showers and storms near and ahead of the trough in a broad band stretching from the northwest of the state down to the southeast, more likely in the southeast and central interior. Isolated showers possible over the tropical northeast coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.Monday until WednesdayThe surface trough becomes slow moving over the interior of Queensland. 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 slight chance of some showers and storms behind the surface trough over southwestern Queensland. Isolated 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 pm EST Thursday.Product IDQ10700
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