Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 11/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A deepening trough lies from southwestern Queensland eastwards along the Qld/NSW border to a low developing off the central NSW coast; this feature should move generally northwards in the next day or two. A humid and unstable airmass lies over much of the state near and north of the trough. A relatively strong upper trough will approach southwestern Queensland tonight and is expected to move slowly eastwards across the southern interior of the state on Friday and Saturday, before moving into the Coral Sea during Sunday.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayMedium to high chance of showers and thunderstorms over much of the state, particularly the southern inland. Just a slight to medium chance of showers along the tropical east coast. Light to moderate northeast to northwesterly winds.Friday 12 DecemberShowers and thunderstorms are likely over much of the state, possible severe over the southern Central Highlands, tending to rain areas and isolated storms over parts of the southeast. Some heavy falls are possible in a band running east from the southern Central Highlands to the coast between about Yeppoon and the Sunshine Coast. Conditions should ease to just showers about the far southeast, and it should be fine over the far west. Moderate northwesterly winds over the tropics, tending southeast to southwesterly over the south of the state.Fire Danger -  Very High over large parts of the west.Saturday 13 DecemberThe upper trough is expected remain slow-moving over the southern inland, with the surface trough likely to have contracted offshore south of Townsville. A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms continuing over most of the eastern half of the state, tending to rain areas near and east of the upper trough in the southeast, particularly in the morning. Only medium chance of showers over the far southeast. Drier air should spread to most of the west of the state with fine and mostly sunny conditions expected here. Temperatures will be well below the December average over the southern interior.Sunday 14 DecemberThe upper trough is expected to contract offshore of the southern coast, with a cooler more stable airmass spreading over most of southern Queensland. Showers and thunderstorms should continue over the tropics, with a slight to medium chance of showers or thunderstorms remaining over the southeast corner due to cold air aloft.Monday 15 DecemberA much more stable upper pattern should spread over most of Queensland. This, combined with a southerly surface airflow and a dryer airmass becoming established over the south of the state should lead to mostly fine conditions returning to sub-tropical Queensland, with showers and thunderstorms becoming confined to the the tropics.Tuesday until ThursdayA weak upper trough and surface trough combination may move over the west of the state on Tuesday, with an associated band of showers and storms developing over the interior, contracting to the east coast by Wednesday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Friday.Product IDQ10700
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