Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 5/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A surface trough will contract east off the southern coast this morning. A slow moving high pressure system will develop over southwestern Australia today, extending a firm ridge into Queensland in the wake of the trough. Winds will tend more moist onshore about the east coast during Thursday, while a dry airmass will persist through the interior.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayMuch of the state will remain fine and sunny with just the slight chance of a shower about the exposed east coast north of Fraser Island and near the west Peninsula coast. Some morning fogs over the east of the state. Temperatures will decrease in the southwest while warm conditions will persist elsewhere, particularly about central and southeastern districts. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds over the northern tropics. Moderate to fresh and gusty southerly winds in the west. Light to moderate southwest to southeasterly winds elsewhere.Fire Danger -  Very high in the Northwest district and Gulf Country District.Thursday 7 MayA high over southern Australia will remain slow moving, further strengthening the ridge over Queensland. Winds will tend a little more onshore and freshen about the east coast leading to a slight chance of showers, increasing to a medium chance about the southern coast. The slight chance of a shower will also extend into the southeast inland during the afternoon. A cooler morning is expected over the southeast inland with the slight chance of some early light frost about the Granite Belt. Fine and sunny conditions will persist in the west.Friday 8 MayThe high over southern Australia will weaken as a stronger high over the Southern Ocean starts to move slowly east. A slight chance of a shower will persist over the far southeast of the state, increasing to a medium chance about the Wide Bay coast. A slight to medium chance of showers is also expected over the northeast tropical coast, mostly during the morning. Fine and sunny conditions will persist in the west. Some early frost patches are possible about the Maranoa and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts.Saturday 9 MayThe high over the Southern Ocean will extend a firm ridge into Queensland, maintaining fine and sunny conditions for most of the state. Conditions will dry further over the southeastern corner with a sunny day expected and some early frosts likely about the Maranoa and southeastern interior. A slight to medium chance of showers is expected about the east coast north of Fraser Island in an onshore wind flow.Sunday until TuesdayThe high will most likely become slow moving south of Western Australia while a series of cold fronts will sweep east over southeastern Australia and the Tasman Sea. This will maintain a southwest to southeasterly wind flow over Queensland and dry and sunny conditions over much of the state. The slight chance of a shower is expected about the northern tropics on Sunday, contracting into the northern Peninsula and Torres Strait from Monday. Some early frosts are possible over the southern and southeast inland though become less likely from Monday as winds increase.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700
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