Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 5/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high over the Tasman Sea will extend a the ridge along the east Queensland coast. A surface trough over the interior of the state will shift slowly east during the next few days.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayA medium chance of showers and thunderstorms in a broad band stretching from the northwest of the state down to the southern and southeastern interior. A medium chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms about the eastern tropical interior, with a medium chance of showers about the north tropical coast in an onshore flow. Mostly fine about the central and southern coast, just the slight chance of a possible late shower or thunderstorm in the far southeast. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds across the eastern districts, and light to moderate southwest to southeast winds elsewhere.Thursday 6 NovemberA medium chance of showers and thunderstorms in a band from the central interior down to the southeast, and also a medium chance in a separate area over the northwestern Gulf Country district. It should be fine elsewhere in the state except for the slight chance of some showers and thunderstorms in the northern tropics, with a medium chance of showers about the north tropical coast. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds across the eastern districts, and light to moderate southwest to southeast winds elsewhere.Fire Danger -  Severe Fire Dangers likely in the Darling Downs and Granite Belt district, Very High in the Maranoa and Warrego district and the Herbert and Lower Burdekin district.Friday 7 NovemberHotter, drier air pushing in from central Australia should produce fine and hot conditions over the interior. A medium chance of some showers and thunderstorms about the northwest of the state and the slight chance in the southeast in a moderately unstable air mass.Saturday 8 NovemberAn upper and lower level ridge over central Australia should dominate the weather pattern, yielding fine and sunny conditions across most of Queensland, with hot temperatures in the southwest. The slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the northwest and a slight chance of showers in the southeast.Sunday 9 NovemberThe upper and lower level ridge continue to dominate the weather pattern, yielding fine and sunny conditions across most of Queensland, with hot temperatures over the south and southwest of the state.Monday until WednesdayA high pressure system over the Great Australian Bight may push a surface trough across the southern districts early in the new week, with a band of showers and storms stretching from the northwest to the southeast of the state.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Thursday.Product IDQ10700
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