Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 26/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A weak ridge extends along the east Queensland coast. A slow moving surface trough lies through the far southwest of the state, while another lies over the central and southeastern interior. The troughs will remain slow moving until early next week. A series of upper level troughs will affect western and southern Queensland during the forecast period, extending a cloud band through southern districts.
Forecast for the rest of FridayCloudy and cool southwest of Mount Isa to Longreach with patchy rain and possible storms. Cloud extending through remaining southern districts from the west with rain areas, showers and storms, mostly over inland parts. Some locally heavy falls are possible with storms, particularly over the southern central highlands and Darling Downs and Granite Belt. Mostly fine about the remaining east coast with just the slight chance of a shower. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms through remaining western districts, the central interior and far northwestern tropics. Moderate to fresh southeast to southwest winds in the west. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds elsewhere.Fire Danger -  Very High in the Central West.Saturday 27 DecemberThe upper trough will likely focus through the southern inland, while a surface trough will persist over the southern interior. Cloudy and cool conditions with rain areas and storms are therefore expected over southern districts. Some locally heavy falls are possible, particularly over areas southeast of about Windorah to the Sunshine Coast. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms will persist through remaining western parts of the state into the western Peninsula. The eastern tropics and central coast will remain mostly fine with just the slight chance of shower, increasing to a medium chance north of Cairns.Sunday 28 DecemberThe surface trough should move a little further west through the southern interior whilst deepening and low level moisture will increase further about the southeast of the state. A medium to high chance of showers and storms is expected in a broad band from the northwest of the state to the southeastern parts. Some locally heavy falls are possible with storms through the Maranoa and Warrego and into the far southeast of the state. The eastern tropics and central coast will remain mostly fine with just the slight chance of shower.Monday 29 DecemberThe upper trough should move through the southeast of the state whilst another upper trough should enter the state late in the day. The surface trough should lie from the northwest of the state in to the southeast interior with a medium to high chance of showers and storms in a broad band from the northwest to southeastern parts. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will develop in the far southwest in a drier airmass. Showers and storms are likely to extend east into the central and northern interior and about Cape York Peninsula. The central and northeast tropical coast should be mostly fine with just a shower two.Tuesday until ThursdayThe surface trough should shift east with the upper level trough during Tuesday and will likely contract off the southeast coast during Tuesday night. Fine conditions will extend over areas to the west of the surface trough, and by Wednesday showers and storms should be mostly confined to northern and central districts. A high will enter the Tasman Sea on Thursday and extend a moist airmass into the interior of the state, with showers and storms likely continuing over northern and central districts and returning to the central west and southeast inland.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Friday.Product IDQ10700
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