Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 22/16 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A slow moving high pressure system over the western Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge over eastern Queensland. The high will weaken later today though a new high will then move east over southern Australia, maintaining the ridge and a moist onshore wind flow over northern Queensland. A significant upper trough over far northern Queensland is dragging a deep, moist tropical airmass over northern districts north of Townsville with some heavy rainfall likely into early Monday. This upper trough should then weaken during the remainder of Monday. A surface trough and an associated dry southerly wind change will move east over the southern interior of the state on Monday.
Forecast for the rest of SundayRain areas and isolated storms over areas north of about Normanton to Ingham. Heavy falls are likely, particularly about the northeast tropical coast and ranges and over the northern Gulf Country and southwestern Peninsula districts. Patchy rain extending over the remaining northern interior and to the southern tropical coast. Some showers and storms over the western Gulf Country into northwestern Queensland. The slight to medium chance of showers over the southern and central coasts into the central interior. Cloud increasing in the far southwest tonight with possible isolated storms. Moderate to fresh southeast to northeasterly winds, tending northerly in the southern interior.Monday 23 MayA high chance of showers and storms over the northern Peninsula. Rain areas and isolated storms elsewhere over areas northeast of about Normanton to Ingham with some heavy falls possible during the morning. Patchy rain extending through the southern tropics and central coast. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms developing from the northwest of the state into the northeastern Channel Country and Central West near a surface trough. The slight chance of a shower extending further east through the southern inland. Fine and mostly sunny in the southeast. A warm day over southern districts east of the surface trough. Fresh and gusty southerly winds extending east over the southern interior. Mostly light winds elsewhere, tending moderate to fresh southeasterly over the northeast tropics.Tuesday 24 MayA surface trough and an associated gusty southerly wind change will move north from the New South Wales coast through southern Queensland waters. The surface trough over the interior of the state will weaken as a new high moves into southeastern Australia, extending a firm ridge into southern Queensland. A new upper trough will approach northwestern Queensland, generating some showers or patchy rain over northern districts north of Townsville with possible isolated storms over the Peninsula and northern Gulf Country. The slight to medium chance of showers will extend over the southern tropics and through central districts to the southwest of the state near and east of the upper trough. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected in the southeast.Wednesday 25 MayThe new upper trough will likely move east over the north of the state, generating some patchy rain or showers over northern districts, with possible isolated storms through the Peninsula district. The slight to medium chance of showers or patchy rain will extend south into the interior north of Longreach and also to the central coast. A high pressure system near the southern Queensland coast will result in fine and mostly sunny conditions through the southeast. Some early morning frost is likely about the Maranoa and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts.Thursday 26 MayThe upper trough should contract off the east coast into the Coral Sea. The ridge along the east coast will weaken though the slight to medium chance of showers will persist over the northeastern tropics and near the central coast in the weakening onshore wind flow. A new upper trough will most likely move north over New South Wales, extending a patchy cloud band into the far southern interior of Queensland with some light rain developing. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere. The chance of early frost will persist about the Granite Belt. A surface trough will also most likely enter the far southwest of the state late in the day.Friday until SundayThe upper trough will most likely shift further northeast into the southern interior of Queensland on Friday before shifting east off the southern coast on Saturday. The upper trough will likely generate a cloud band and possible patchy, mostly light rain areas with its passage. The surface trough will most likely shift rapidly east over the state on Friday and contract off the east on Saturday. A cold, dry south to southwesterly wind change will extend over the state in the wake of this surface trough. The slight to medium chance of showers will extend from the Peninsula to the northeast coast from Sunday as a ridge builds over northern waters.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Monday.Product IDQ10700
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