Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 23/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
An upper level low, currently located over the Darling Downs, will continue to weaken and move east-southeastwards and offshore overnight into Saturday. A broad trough will remain over the interior of Queensland. Another complex trough near the coast of southeastern Queensland will consolidate into a small low and move eastwards away from the coast overnight into Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of FridayShowers, rain areas and isolated thunderstorms over the southeast corner, and also over northern Cape York Peninsula. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms over the the southern coastal tropics, central interior and southern interior. Fine and mostly clear over the far west. Moderate north to northwesterly winds over the tropics, tending east to southeasterly over the south.Saturday 24 JanuaryA high chance of showers along the southeast coast, mainly in the morning. A slight to moderate chance of showers over the southern inland, with a few thunderstorms possible over the far southwest. Moderate chance of showers and thunderstorms over the tropics, tending to rain areas and isolated thunderstorms over northern Cape York Peninsula. Moderate north to northwesterly winds over the tropics, tending southeasterly along the south coast. Light winds elsewhere.Sunday 25 JanuaryA broad area of low pressure will lie across central Queensland. A weak upper trough will move eastwards across the southern interior, while another upper trough will lie over the eastern tropical inland. These features should produce showers and storms across most of the tropics, tending more isolated over the south, and it should be fine and clear over the western interior.Monday 26 JanuaryAn upper level trough will lie over the southern inland, while the inland trough will extend from the southeast Gulf country to the Warrego. A moderate to high chance of showers and thunderstorms over the east of the state and throughout the tropics, and also about the southern interior districts. Remaining fine and mostly sunny in the west.Tuesday 27 Januarya stronger upper trough is likely to move northeastwards towards southwestern Queensland, while surface trough will continue to extend from the southeast Gulf country to the Warrego. A moderate to high chance of showers and thunderstorms east of this trough. Remaining fine and mostly sunny in the west.Wednesday until FridayShowers and thunderstorms should continue over the eastern half of the state in moist and unstable conditions and with the assistance of an upper level trough. Remaining fine and mostly sunny in the west.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Saturday.Product IDQ10700
Notice Board
MetEye extended into Queensland -->
Cairns (Saddle Mountain) Radar reinstalled
Rainfall Forecast Terminology
Media Releases
Marketing
Meteorological Offices
Cairns weather
Charleville weather
Longreach weather
Mackay weather
Mount Isa weather
Rockhampton weather
Townsville weather
Weipa weather
Other Information
Fire Weather Forecast Areas
About Weather Forecast Services
About Warning Services
Warnings
Water
Climate
Environment
Tropical Cyclones
Tsunami Warning Centre
Agriculture - Water and the Land
Marine & Ocean
UV & Sun Protection
Rainfall & River Conditions
Graphical Views
Radar
Maps
Rainfall Forecasts
Seasonal Outlooks
Climate Variability & Change
Climate Data Online
Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts
Water Storage
MetEye™
National Weather Services
Aviation Weather Services
Defence Services
Space Weather Services
Registered User Services
Commercial Weather Services
Business Entry Point
Facebook
Google+
Youtube
Blog
Careers
Sitemap
Feedback
Freedom of Information
Indigenous Weather Knowledge
Glossary
This page was created at 07:30 on Friday 23 January 2015 (GMT)
© Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2015, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility
var hostname = window.location.hostname;
var host = hostname.split(".");
if (host[0] == "reg")
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
else if (host[0] == "wdev")
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
else
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
(function() {
var ga = document.createElement('script');
ga.type = 'text/javascript';
ga.async = true;
ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
})();
var _nol = { pvar: { cid: "abm", content: "0", server: "secure-au" } };
(function () { var s = document.createElement('script');
s.type = 'text/javascript';
s.async = true;
s.src = '//secure-au.imrworldwide.com/v60a.js';
var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); })();

---

STAT News Service