Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 7/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A weak high pressure system over South Australia extends a weak ridge into the interior of Queensland with dry and sunny conditions persisting over much of the state during the next couple of days. A ridge along the east coast will be reinforced from Wednesday as a new high shifts east into the Tasman Sea. Winds then will tend more moist onshore about the east Queensland coast from Wednesday onwards, with moisture also gradually extending into the central and southern interior late in the week. An upper trough and an associated surface trough are expected to move eastwards across the south of the state late in the week.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayFine and mostly sunny conditions across much of the state, with just the slight chance of a shower near the northeast tropical coast. Some early frost over the far southern and southeast interior. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds about the east tropical coast, and developing about the southeast coast during the afternoon. Moderate southeasterly winds in the west, tending southwest to southeasterly over southeastern districts. Light winds elsewhere.Wednesday 8 JulyA firm ridge will extend along the east coast of Queensland associated with a high pressure system lying over the southwestern Tasman sea. Winds will gradually tend more onshore over the southern Queensland coast, resulting in a medium to high chance of showers developing, with the slight chance extending west to the Great Dividing Range during the day. The slight chance of a shower will also persist about the east tropical coast. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will continue elsewhere. Some early frosts are likely over the southern and southeast interior.Thursday 9 JulyThe high in the Tasman Sea should shift further east whilst maintaining a firm ridge along the east coast of Queensland. An upper trough will most likely approach the southwest of the state late in the day, resulting in the slight chance of a shower in the southwest. Moist onshore winds will result in the slight to medium chance of showers extending through southern central and southeastern Queensland, increasing to a high chance near the southern coast. The slight to medium chance of showers will also occur about the east tropical coast. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will continue elsewhere. Early frosts are only a slight chance in the southeast interior due to the increasing moisture.Friday 10 JulyThe high in the Tasman Sea is expected to shift slowly eastwards towards New Zealand, maintaining the ridge along the east coast of Queensland and the moist onshore winds. The upper trough should move east across the state on Friday, generating some showers and possible thunderstorms with its passage, particularly over the southern interior and southeast of the state. A slight to medium chance of showers over eastern districts elsewhere. Fine and mostly sunny in the west.Saturday until MondayThe high should shift further east across the Tasman Sea during the outlook period with the ridge along the east coast of Queensland gradually weakening. The upper trough should clear off the central and southern coast on Saturday. The trough should continue to generate some showers with its passage over eastern districts. Another upper trough may move across the state on Sunday, with a cold airmass developing in its wake. The chance of some showers in the southeast on Sunday with dry, cold air across the remainder of the state. Dry, cold air will spread to most of the state on Monday with fine and mostly sunny conditions dominating.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Tuesday.Product IDQ10700
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