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 during Wednesday, maintaining instability across far northern areas. A high over southeast Australia will move slow eastwards during the remainder of today and Wednesday, extending dry air and a ridge into southern and central Queensland. A significant trough will move across the state on Friday with dry and cool west to southwesterly winds extending across most of the state in its wake.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayA slight to medium chance of showers and possible thunderstorms in western districts north of about Boulia, increasing to a high chance about the Gulf Country and Peninsula districts. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms over the northern Channel Country. 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 clear through much of the central interior and across the south of the state. Moderate southwest to southeasterly winds, fresh about the northeast tropical coast.Wednesday 25 MayA medium to high chance of showers and storms and some patchy rain over the Gulf Country and Peninsula districts. A slight to medium chance of showers and storms extending further south into the northern North West district and Northern Goldfield and Upper Flinders districts. A slight to medium chance of showers about the North Tropical Coast. Fine and mostly sunny over central and southern districts. Some early morning frost is likely about the Maranoa and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts. Mostly light and variable winds tending moderate southeast to northeasterly in the tropics.Fire Danger -  Very high in the Wide Bay and Burnett 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 near the New South Wales. 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, mostly 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, dry west to 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 28 MayThe upper trough should shift eastwards off the southern coast with the surface trough also moving north along the central east coast. A cold, dry west to southwesterly wind change will extend over the state in the wake of this surface trough. Fine and mostly sunny across most of the state with only a slight chance of showers about the far north of Cape York Peninsula. Gusty westerly winds will make it feel rather cool in the southern interior and southeast of the state. A slight chance of early frost about the Granite Belt.Sunday until TuesdayA weak high over the south of the continent will maintain dry air over most of the state on Sunday and Monday with fine and mostly sunny conditions across most of the state. A few showers may affect the northeast tropical coast in a more moist onshore flow. Moisture may increase slightly over far eastern districts on Tuesday with a slight to medium chance of showers about the east coast. Widespread frosts are likely to persist about the southern and southeast interior.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700
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