MELBOURNE - Nov 21/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A broad area of low pressure will persist through the interior of the state over the next few days maintaining hot conditions through western districts and also through the southern and central inland. A high in the Tasman Sea will maintain a weak ridge along the east Queensland coast over the next few days. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayShowers and storms developing from the northwest of the state through central and southern parts, though storms will most likely remain inland. The slight chance of thunderstorms in the far southwest, though little or no rainfall is expected. Fine and mostly sunny about the east coast. Hot to very hot conditions through western Queensland and the central and southeast inland. Mostly moderate east to northeasterly winds, tending northwest to southwesterly in the southwest. Moderate to fresh southeast to northeasterly winds through the northern tropics.Fire Danger - Very High fire dangers over the southwest of the state, and over the eastern interior.Sunday 23 NovemberA trough lying over the southwest of the state should remain slow moving, generating some showers and storms through the interior of the state southwest of about Normanton to Toowoomba. Eastern districts should remain fine apart from the slight chance of light showers near the exposed east coast north of about Mackay. Hot to very hot conditions will persist through much of western Queensland and the central and southeast inland.Monday 24 NovemberA broad area of low pressure will persist through the west of the state, with showers and storms expected southwest of about Normanton to Goondiwindi. Moisture and instability will also likely increase about the tropics with a medium chance showers near the east tropical coast and a slight chance extending into the Peninsula and tropical interior. Hot to very hot conditions will persist through much of the southern interior and into the central west and southeast inland.Tuesday 25 NovemberThe trough will most likely shift a little further east during Tuesday and Wednesday, with the shower and storm zone extending further east into the southeast of the state and possibly reaching the southern coast late Wednesday. A strong high will likely enter the Great Australian Bight on Tuesday and shift slowly east. The moist onshore wind flow from the high will likely combine with an upper trough to produce showers and storms through the southeast, southern central districts and into the central west on Thursday. A slight to medium chance of showers will persist about the tropics and central coast until Thursday when conditions should then dry. Temperatures will return to near average from Wednesday.Wednesday until FridayThe trough will most likely shift a little further east during Wednesday, with the shower and storm zone reaching the far southeast. The high is expected to slowly shift east, and the moist onshore wind flow from the high will likely combine with an upper trough to produce showers and storms through the southeast, southern central districts and into the central west. A slight to medium chance of showers will persist about the tropics and central coast. 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