Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

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

Weather Situation
A surface trough will remain slow moving through the interior of the state for the remainder today before weakening from tomorrow. A high moving east over the Tasman Sea will maintain a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast over the next few days. An upper level trough will intensify as it shifts east northeast over southern and central Queensland over the next couple of days before contracting east into the Coral Sea on Thursday. A new upper trough will enter the west of the state on Friday and move eastwards across the south of the state over the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayA medium chance of showers near the east coast, increasing to a high chance with possible storms about the central and southern coasts. A medium chance of showers and storms through the Peninsula district and over the interior east of about Boulia to Cunnamulla, increasing to a high chance over the Central West, Maranoa and Warrego and western Darling Downs. Fine and clear in the far west. Moderate to fresh southeast to northeasterly winds.Wednesday 1 AprilA medium chance of showers and possible isolated storms about east coast districts, more likely over the southeast and near the east tropical coast. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms through the Peninsula and far northwest of the state. Fine and sunny in the far west with only the slight to medium chance of showers over the remaining interior. Moderate southeast to northeasterly winds.Thursday 2 AprilA new high will move east over the Southern Ocean towards Tasmania, maintaining a firm ridge and moist onshore wind flow over the east Queensland coast. The upper level trough should contract east into the Coral Sea. A slight to medium chance of showers is expected over eastern districts, with possible isolated thunderstorms near the central and Wide Bay coasts. A medium chance of showers and storms will persist through the Peninsula and far northwest of the state. A new upper trough will approach the southwestern border, producing possible isolated shower activity in the far west. The remainder of the interior should be fine and mostly sunny.Friday 3 AprilThe high near Tasmania should maintain a ridge along the east coast of Queensland whilst the upper trough will move further east over western parts of the state. Showers should continue over eastern districts in the onshore flow, with the chance of isolated storms about the central and southern coasts where instability should be greater. Much of the west of the state should be fine and mostly sunny with just the slight chance of a shower or storm over the southwest under the upper trough.Saturday 4 AprilA weak ridge should persist along the east coast of Queensland and the upper trough will move eastwards into the southern interior, whilst intensifying. A surface trough will move east across the state, entering the southeast interior late in the day. Showers will continue about central and eastern districts in the onshore flow to the east of the trough with isolated showers. Showers and storms will be more frequent about the Capricornia and southeast districts due to the approaching upper trough. The northern tropics should be mostly fine with only a slight chance of showers. Much of the west of state should be fine and mostly sunny in the wake of the trough.Sunday until TuesdayThe upper trough and an associated surface trough should move into the east of the state on Sunday and then both clear off the east coast of Queensland during Monday. Another upper trough is then likely to develop over the south of the state on Tuesday. Showers will continue over eastern districts in the onshore wind flow on Sunday and will be for frequent with thunderstorms about central and southeastern districts due to the upper trough. By Monday, only isolated showers are expected along the east coast in the onshore flow as the upper trough moves into the Coral Sea and much of the interior should be fine and mostly sunny. Showers are likely about the east coast on Monday with possible showers and thunderstorms over the southern interior due to the next upper trough.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Wednesday.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
Twitter
Youtube
Blog
Google+
Careers
Sitemap
Feedback
Freedom of Information
Indigenous Weather Knowledge
Glossary
This page was created at 16:30 on Tuesday 31 March 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