Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 31/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high in the Southern Ocean will move slowly eastwards over the next few days while strengthening. An upper trough will move eastwards across southern and off the east coast tonight, and the southern portion of the surface trough over the interior of the state will move eastwards through today in response. Later in the period, this portion of the surface trough will return westwards to the central and southern interior as another significant upper trough enters the southwest of the state. Tropical Cyclone Ola over the eastern Coral Sea will have no impact on Queensland's weather in the short term, however mid to late next weak, the remains of this system may move west as a large, deep low pressure system, leading to an increase in winds, tides and showers along the southern half of the Queensland coast.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayFine and clear across much of the state. A medium chance of showers and thunderstorms over the far northern tropics. A slight chance of showers and possible thunderstorms from the central interior in to the southeast. Moderate southeast to northeast winds along the east coast and adjacent inland. Moderate westerly winds across the northern tropics. Moderate south to southwesterly winds elsewhere, fresh at times in the west.Sunday 1 FebruaryMostly fine and sunny across most of central and southern Queensland. High chance of showers and thunderstorms over the far north. Slight to medium chance of showers about the far southeast and also about the central highlands in the afternoon and evening. Moderate westerly winds across the northern tropics. Moderate south to southwesterly winds elsewhere, fresh at times in the west. Moderate southeast to northeast winds along the east coast and adjacent inland. Moderate westerly winds across the northern tropics. Moderate south to southwesterly winds elsewhere, fresh at times in the west.Fire Danger -  Very High over the Darling Downs.Monday 2 FebruaryA high over the Great Australian Bight will extend a ridge along Queensland's east coast, and the associated onshore wind flow should combine with an upper trough over the southwest of the state to produce the mainly moderate chance of showers and storms over the eastern districts and the central interior. Fine though partly cloudy over the western interior and southern interior, and showers and storms in more humid air over the far north.Tuesday 3 FebruaryA strong upper level trough is likely to evolve into an upper level low over the southern interior, with the surface trough over the southern inland deepening in response. Increasing moisture and instability on the eastern side of this trough will lead to a moderate chance of showers and storms over much of the state, tending high over the central and southern inland. Fine and mostly sunny in drier air over the western interior.Wednesday 4 FebruaryThe upper level low should persist over the interior, allowing showers and storms to continue over the central interior and southern interior. The remains of TC Ola, in the form of a large deep low, is likely to move generally westwards across the Coral Sea, and this combined with a firm ridge along the southern Queensland coast, is likely to lead to increasing winds and seas, and showers along the southern coast. Showers and thunderstorms continuing about the northern tropics.Thursday until SaturdayShowers and storms should ease over the central interior as humidity levels decrease across the interior. Showers and storms continuing about the northern tropics. There is considerable uncertainty about the movement of a tropical system in the Coral Sea. However given its size and the combination with the firm ridge along the coast, showers, winds and swells may continue to increase about the east coast south of about Mackay.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Sunday.Product IDQ10700
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