Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 26/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A surface trough over the eastern interior of the state will shift a little further west on Tuesday and then remain slow moving until late in the week. A ridge will persist along the southern Queensland coast during the next few days. An upper trough will enter the southwest of the state on Tuesday and then intensify over the southern interior on Wednesday before shifting northeast into central districts on Thursday.
Forecast for the rest of MondayShowers and storms over northern, central and southeastern districts, decreasing during the evening. Fine and mostly clear in the west. Moderate to fresh north to northwesterly winds over the far northern tropics. Mostly light winds over central districts. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeasterly winds elsewhere.Tuesday 27 JanuaryA medium to high chance of showers and storms over central districts into the Maranoa and western Darling Downs. Some locally heavy falls are possible with storms. A medium chance of showers over the remaining southeast, with a slight chance of storms, mostly inland. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms over the eastern and northern tropics, increasing to a high chance in the very far north. Fine and mostly sunny in the west. Moderate to fresh northwesterly winds over the far northern tropics. Fresh south to southeasterly winds in the west and along the southern and Capricornia coasts. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds elsewhere.Wednesday 28 JanuaryThe upper trough is expected to intensify over the southern interior of the state and shift slowly east, while the surface trough will continue to extend from the central interior into the Warrego. A medium to high chance of showers and thunderstorms is therefore expected through central districts into the Maranoa and Warrego. Fine and sunny conditions will persist in the remaining west. Conditions will stabilise over the southeast though cloudy conditions and a medium to high chance of showers are expected in the moist east to southeasterly wind flow. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms persists through the northern and eastern tropics, increasing to a high chance in the very far north.Thursday 29 JanuaryThe upper trough will shift towards the northeast, while surface trough will remain slow moving over the central interior into the Warrego. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms will extend from the Maranoa and Warrego through central districts and into the eastern and northern tropics, increasing to a high chance over the far northern Peninsula. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will persist through the remaining west. Some showers will continue in the southeast in the moist onshore wind flow.Friday 30 JanuaryThe upper trough will shift further northeast, while a weak surface trough will persist through the central and southern interior. A medium chance of showers and storms will persist through the central interior into the eastern and northern tropics, with a slight chance near the central coast and into the Maranoa and Warrego and central west. Winds will tend more northerly along the southern coast so just the slight chance of showers is expected. Fine and sunny conditions will persist in the far west.Saturday until MondaySome showers and storms are likely over northern and central districts during the weekend, also possibly affecting the southeast on Saturday due to the passage east of an upper level trough. A new trough will most likely enter the southwest of the state on Monday, resulting in the shower and storm focus shifting more into western Queensland though persisting through the far northern tropics.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Tuesday.Product IDQ10700
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