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 SundayA 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 east coast north of about Mackay. Hot to very hot through much of western Queensland and the central and southeast inland. Mostly moderate southeast to northeast winds across the state, northwest to southwesterly over the Channel Country.Fire Danger - Very High over the southern interior and the eastern interior.Monday 24 NovemberA broad area of low pressure should lie 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 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 over 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 the Scenic Rim. A slight to medium chance of showers about the eastern districts, and the chance of some storms about the northeast interior. 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 is likely to 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. 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