Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 22/14 - 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 SaturdayA medium chance of showers and storms from the northwest of the state through central and southeastern 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 clear about the east coast. Mostly moderate east to northeasterly winds, fresh at times about the southeast coast, and tending northwest to southwesterly in the southwest. Moderate to fresh southeast to northeasterly winds through the northern tropics.Sunday 23 NovemberA medium chance of 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. Mostly moderate east to northeasterly winds, fresh at times about the southeast coast, and tending northwest to southwesterly in the southwest. Moderate to fresh southeast to northeasterly winds through the northern tropics.Fire Danger -  Very High over the southern interior and the eastern interior.Monday 24 NovemberA broad area of low pressure lies over 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 slight to medium chance of 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 broad area of low pressure over the west is expected to shift a little further east during Tuesday, with the shower and storm zone extending into the southeastern interior of the state. A slight to medium chance of showers near the east tropical coast and a slight chance extending into the Peninsula and tropical interior. Hot to very hot conditions are likely for southeast Queensland.Wednesday 26 NovemberThe broad area of low pressure is likely to move further east, with the shower and storm zone expected to lie southwest of about Normanton to Warwick. A slight to medium chance of showers about the eastern coastal districts. Temperatures are expected to return to near average for the majority of the state.Thursday until SaturdayA high located in The Great Australian Bight is expected to slowly shift east. The moist onshore wind flow from the high will likely combine with an upper trough to produce showers and storms in a band extending from the northwest to the southeast on Thursday, but fine in the southwest. The shower and thunderstorm activity is expected to focus around the central coast and central interior on Friday, and in a separate area in the northwest, contracting northwards on Saturday. Some uncertainty exists for Friday and Saturday however. A slight to medium chance of showers about the majority of the east coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Sunday.Product IDQ10700
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