Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 24/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A slow moving surface trough extends from the northwest of the state into the southeastern inland. The surface trough should weaken and move westwards into the southern interior on Wednesday. Instability will persist near and to the east of the surface trough over the next couple of days whilst a weak ridge will keep much of the east coast mostly fine. A new surface trough will enter the southwest of the state on Thursday and move eastwards into the southeast interior towards the end of the week. Warm to hot conditions will persist through much of the interior and southeast in the days ahead.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayA medium chance of showers and storms over the Peninsula and the northwest of the state and a slight chance of showers and storms extending from the northwest of the state to the southeast. Mostly fine and sunny about the central and tropical east coast with only a very slight chance of showers over the eastern Peninsula. Fine and clear through the west and southern interior. Moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds in the west and south, tending light to moderate to fresh southeast to northeasterly elsewhere.Wednesday 25 NovemberA slight to medium chance of showers and storms is expected in a band from the northwest of the state, through the central west and into the southeastern interior. Central districts and the northeastern tropics should be mostly fine with just the slight chance of a shower. Fine and sunny conditions are expected elsewhere. Warm to hot conditions will continue through much of the interior and southeast of the state. Moderate to fresh east to northeast winds, tending west to northwest in the southwest of the state during the afternoon.Fire Danger -  Very High over parts of the north and northwest of the state, and over the Maranoa and Warrego district in the south.Thursday 26 NovemberA high to the east of New Zealand will continue to extend a weak ridge along the central and northeast tropical coast with the slight to medium chance of showers in the onshore wind flow. A surface trough is likely to enter the southwest of the state as an upper trough moves eastward across southeast Australia. The surface trough will lead to a slight to medium chance of showers and storms in the west and northwest of the state, extending into the southern interior and southeast inland. The remainder of the state should be fine and mostly sunny, including in the far southwest. Hot conditions will continue through much of the interior and southeast of the state.Friday 27 NovemberThe weak ridge along the northeast tropical coast will bring the slight chance of showers in the onshore wind flow. The new trough is likely to move further east into the southeast of the state, resulting in the slight to medium chance of showers and storms over areas near and to its east, more likely about the southeast of the state where moisture levels are higher. Hot to very hot conditions should continue over areas to the north and east of the trough, but cooler conditions should spread into the southwest of the state in the wake of the trough.Saturday 28 NovemberThe slight chance of showers along the eastern tropical coast in the onshore flow. The trough is likely to become slow moving, lying from the northwest of the state into the southeastern interior, resulting in showers and storms over areas near and to its east, more likely about the northwest and southeast of the state where moisture levels are higher. Hot to very hot conditions should continue over areas to the north and east of the trough, with cooler conditions in the southwest of the state the behind the trough, and in the southeast quarter of the state due to a cooler southeasterly change.Sunday until TuesdayThe weak ridge will persist along the northeast tropical coast with the slight to medium chance of showers in the onshore winds. The slow moving trough is likely to extend from the northwest of the state into the southeastern interior. The trough will likely result in showers and storms over areas near and to its east, more likely about the northwest and southeast of the state where moisture levels are likely to be higher. Warm to hot conditions continue over much of the interior of the state.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700
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