Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 7/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A slow moving high over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the east Queensland coast. The ridge will weaken slightly over the next few days. A surface trough from the northwest to the southeast of the state will weaken during Saturday as the next stronger surface trough enters the southwest of the state and will slowly track eastwards.
Forecast for the rest of FridayIsolated showers and thunderstorms over the northwest of the state. Very isolated showers about parts of the southeast. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds across the eastern districts, and mostly light southwest to southeast winds elsewhere.Saturday 8 NovemberIsolated showers and thunderstorms in the northwest of the state, mostly during the afternoon and early evening. Isolated showers about parts of the southern and central coast, mostly during the morning. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere. Hot in the southwest. Mostly light to moderate southeast to northeast winds across the state.Fire Danger -  Very High over parts of the southern and central interior, extending into northeast coastal districts.Sunday 9 NovemberThe upper ridge should maintain fine and mostly sunny conditions across most of Queensland. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected in the northwest of the state with some weak instability. A weak high in the Tasman Sea will maintain a ridge along the Queensland east coast, with onshore winds possibly pushing a shower onto the tropical east coast. Hot over the southern interior.Monday 10 NovemberA high pressure system moving into the eastern Great Australian Bight is expected to push a surface trough across the southern districts, with a band of showers and thunderstorms stretching across the western and southern districts. The high will extend a ridge through eastern Queensland, with isolated showers possible about the northeast coast in the onshore flow. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot over the southern interior.Tuesday 11 NovemberThe high pressure system will move eastwards through southeastern Australia, strengthening the ridge along the east coast. Onshore winds are likely to push some showers onto the east Peninsula coast. The surface trough over the interior will push only slowly eastwards, with the band of showers and thunderstorms likely to trigger through the central interior and into the southeast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot over the southern interior.Wednesday until FridayThe surface trough is expected to shift slowly westwards on Wednesday and Thursday, with showers and thunderstorms over parts of the central and southern interior. The next upper trough and surface trough are likely to move through southern Queensland on Friday with further showers and thunderstorms expected. Isolated showers along parts of the east coast in the onshore airflow.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Saturday.Product IDQ10700
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