Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 4/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge along the east Queensland coast and a moist east to northeasterly wind flow through much of the state. A slow moving surface trough lies over central Australia. An upper level trough will enter the southwest of the state today and should shift east northeast over the state through the first half of next week.
Forecast for the rest of SundayIsolated showers about most of the state's far east, with more frequent showers and the chance of storms about the northeast coast. A moderate to high chance of showers and storms over the western districts and western Cape York Peninsula with some locally heavy falls possible. Less active over the most of the central and eastern interior with the slight to moderate chance of showers and storms. Moderate to fresh southeast to northeast winds.Monday 5 JanuaryA medium to high chance of showers along with the chance of some storms about the state's eastern districts. Showers and storms increasing over Cape York Peninsula. The moderate to high chance of showers and storms over the western districts with some locally heavy falls. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms about the remainder of the state's interior. Moderate to fresh southeast to northeast winds.Tuesday 6 JanuaryThe ridge will continue pushing showers and possibly some storms onto the east coast and then into the nearby interior. The moderate to high chance of showers and storms across the state's far northwest around a surface trough over the Northern Territory. Showers and storms less likely over the remainder of the interior.Wednesday 7 JanuaryThe ridge should weaken a little about Queensland's east coast, but will still be strong enough to push some showers onto the eastern districts. The monsoon trough will continue to strengthen over the state's far north, producing rain areas, squally showers and storms over the Peninsula district. Active showers and storms are still possible about Queensland's far northwest near the Northern Territory border. Just the slight chance of some showers and storms over the southwest of the state, and fine and mostly sunny over the southern interior and central interior.Thursday 8 JanuaryThe ridge along the east coast should continue to produce showers over Queensland's far eastern districts, mostly near the coast and more widespread and likely about the Cape York Peninsula coast. Areas of rain, squally showers and some thunderstorms are possible over the remainder of the Peninsula district as the monsoon trough remains over the region. Meanwhile moist air flowing from the Gulf of Carpentaria down into the Northern Territory interior should produce more showers and storms over Queensland's far northwest border region and perhaps over the far western parts of the Channel Country. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the interior.Friday until SundayThe ridge of high pressure should persist about the east coast, pushing showers across the eastern districts, more likely about the northeast coast. Moist air flowing into a broad area of low pressure could continue to produce showers and storms over Queensland's far northwest late in the working week. A new upper level trough may move eastwards across southern Queensland during the weekend, and it should drag a band of showers and storms across Queensland's interior as it does so, possibly stretching from the northwest district down to the southeast interior by Sunday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Monday.Product IDQ10700
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