Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 14/14 - 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 will remain along Queensland's east coast during the next few days. A broad area of low pressure over central Australia will combine with the ridge to draw hot air across much of southern Queensland today. This hot air will be drawn eastwards across Queensland over the coming days ahead of a surface trough. The surface trough should drift eastwards across the state during the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayHot to very hot across the southern districts Fine and dry across most of the state except for the chance of some isolated showers and storms over the southern districts and the far northwest, but with little or no rainfall. A slight chance of some light showers about the North Tropical Coast and the Peninsula coast. Mainly moderate northeast to northwest winds, but tending moderate to fresh south to southwesterly in the Channel Country.Fire Danger -  Severe in the Darling Downs and the Maranoa and Warrego districts, mostly Very High elsewhere.Sunday 16 NovemberThe high over the Great Australian Bight should push a surface trough further eastwards to lie from the northwest of the state to the far southeast by the end of the day. Becoming windy and hot to very hot across the southern districts ahead of the surface trough, leading to enhanced fire dangers. Fine and mostly sunny for much of the state. The slight chance of some showers and thunderstorms about the southern districts but with little or no rainfall. A slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm about the far northwest of the state.Monday 17 NovemberThe high over southern Australia should push a slightly milder southeast change into Queensland's southeast coast region, providing some relief from the very hot temperatures, but only after a hot night. A surface trough should stretch from the northwest of the state down to the South Burnett, with the slight chance of showers and storms near and north of this inland trough in the southeast. A slight chance of some light showers about the North Tropical Coast and the Peninsula coast, with the slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm about the far Northwest of the state. Fine elsewhere. Warm to hot across most of the interior and the southeast.Tuesday 18 NovemberThe surface trough is expected to stretch from the Gulf Country down to the southeast interior. Fine and warm across most of the state. A medium chance of showers and storms in the southeast, near and to the east of the trough. A slight chance of some light showers about the east Peninsula coast, with the slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm about the far northwest of the state.Wednesday until FridayThe high should move eastwards and into the Tasman Sea on Wednesday and may push the surface trough inland, where it should stall as it stretches from the northwest of the state down to the southeast interior. Showers and storms are possible near the surface trough and also over Queensland's southeast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Saturday.Product IDQ10700
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