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Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 27/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A surface trough stretches from the northwest of the state to the southern interior and should remain in the same general area during Sunday. An upper level trough and associated cloud band should remain over much of southern Queensland through the weekend, then move off the southeast coast early next week.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayCool over the southern districts beneath a band of rain and isolated storms. Some moderate to heavy falls are possible over southern inland districts. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms over the northern interior and the central west. Just the slight chance of shower near the tropical east coast. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds.Sunday 28 DecemberShowers, rain areas and isolated thunderstorms over the southern inland, extending to the coast south of Brisbane, with some moderate to locally heavy falls possible. A medium to high chance of showers and storms over the remainder of the state's interior. Mostly fine over the eastern tropics and central coast with just the slight chance of some showers. Mostly light winds in the south, tending moderate east to southeasterly in the north.Monday 29 DecemberA medium to high chance of showers and storms in a broad band along the surface trough stretching from the northwest to the state's southeast. A new ridge of high pressure over the Great Australian Bight should push some drier air into southwest Queensland, and so fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected over the Channel Country. Showers and storms over the remainder of the eastern districts, less likely about the central coast.Tuesday 30 DecemberThe surface trough should initially stretch from the northwest down to the southeast of the state, with a band of showers and storms along it and to its east, however the ridge over the Great Australian Bight should push dry air further into Queensland during the day, causing the showers and storms to contract to the northeast. Fine, dry and sunny over the southwest of the state.Wednesday 31 DecemberThe surface trough should extend from the northwest to the southeast of the state, with a moderate chance of showers and storms along it and to its east, although much of the storm activity will remain inland from the coast. Fine and mostly sunny to the southwest of the trough.Thursday until SaturdayThe ridge should move into the Tasman Sea, and will gradually push moisture, and associated showers and storms inland across parts of the central and southern interior during the latter part of the week. Showers also becoming more frequent about the eastern districts, particularly the eastern tropics. The moderate to high chance of showers and storms over the northern districts, more likely in the northwest.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Sunday.Product IDQ10700
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