Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 24/16 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
An upper trough will approach northwest Queensland late today and move eastwards across the north of the state on Wednesday, maintaining instability across northern areas. A surface trough and an associated dry south to southwesterly wind change will continue to move northeastwards over southern districts during today and early Wednesday before weakening later on Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayMostly cloudy with a slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms in far western districts north of about Boulia, increasing to a high chance about the Gulf Country with rain areas likely. The slight to medium chance of showers over the southern tropics and through central districts, increasing to a high chance about the North Tropical Coast. Fine and mostly sunny through much of the central interior and across the south of the state. The chance of early frost about the Granite Belt. Moderate southwest to southeasterly winds, fresh about the northeast tropical coast.Fire Danger -  Very High in the Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Wide Bay and Burnett districts.Wednesday 25 MayThe new upper trough will likely move east over the north of the state, generating some patchy rain and showers or possible thunderstorms over northern districts. A high pressure system near the southern Queensland coast will result in fine and mostly sunny conditions through the central and southern districts. Some early morning frost is likely about the Maranoa and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts.Thursday 26 MayThe upper trough should move 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 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 27 MayThe upper trough will most likely shift further northeast into the southern interior of Queensland, generating a cloud band with patchy light rain about the far south of the state, mainly south of about Birdsville to the Sunshine Coast. A surface trough will also move eastwards across the south of the state with cool, southwesterly winds its wake. A slight chance of showers about the Gulf Country and across Cape York Peninsula. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. A slight chance of early frost about the Granite Belt.Saturday until MondayThe upper trough should shift eastwards off the southern coast on Saturday with the surface trough also moving off the east coast on Saturday. A cold, dry south to southwesterly wind change will extend over the state in the wake of this surface trough. Most of the state should therefore be fine and mostly sunny with only isolated showers about the central and northern east coast from Sunday. Widespread frosts are likely to develops about the southern and southeast interior on Sunday and Monday morning.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Tuesday.Product IDQ10700
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