MELBOURNE - Dec 6/16 - 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 near New Zealand extends a ridge through the Coral Sea and along the central and northern east coast of Queensland. A surface trough in southwest Queensland will move gradually north and eastwards over the Queensland interior over the next few days, possibly entering far southeast Queensland before slipping south and weakening on Thursday. A hot airmass is expected to linger over much of the interior of the state during the coming days, however temperates will become cooler than normal over much of central and southern Queensland by Friday as a cooler southerly change moves into the state. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayA slight to medium chance of showers and storms south of a line from Boulia to Emerald to the Sunshine Coast, increasing to a medium to high chance in a band extending from the Carnarvons to the Darling Downs and Granite Belt district. Fine and mostly clear through much of central and northern Queensland with only a slight chance of showers about the far north of Cape York Peninsula. Temperatures will remain well above average across most of the state, especially in the southeast interior and the southern and central interior, whilst sea breezes will keep coastal areas somewhat cooler. Temperatures will return close to average in the southwest. Moderate to fresh east to northeasterly winds about the east coast, tending fresh northerly south of Fraser Island. Mostly moderate northwest to northeasterly winds elsewhere, tending south to southwesterly over the southwest and southern interior.Wednesday 7 DecemberA slight to medium chance of showers and storms south of a line from Urandangi to Gladstone with fine and sunny conditions continuing across the rest of Queensland, apart from the slight to medium chance of showers in the eastern tropics and over the far northern Peninsula and a chance of a storm in the far northwest. Storms will be most likely in the southeast quarter of the state with some severe storms possible. Temperatures likely to remain well above the December average for most of the interior and southeast of the state, however temperatures will become cooler than normal in the southwest. Mostly moderate southeast to northeasterly winds, tending fresh at times about the Peninsula and Cooktown coasts and elsewhere along the coast in the afternoon sea breeze.Fire Danger - Very high in the tropics and southeast interior.Thursday 8 DecemberAn upper trough will move into southwestern Queensland during the day, whilst the surface trough extending from the northwest to the southeast will continue to be slow moving and will weaken as another surface trough enters the far southwest of the state. The slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms are forecast in any areas near and southwest of the first surface trough, increasing to a medium to high chance in the southeastern quarter of the state. The slight to medium chance of a shower about the eastern tropical coast and northern Peninsula. Temperatures likely to remain above the December average for most of the interior and southeast of the state, however temperatures will remain cooler than average in the southwest.Friday 9 DecemberThe upper trough will move across southern Queensland in a weakening trend as another upper trough amplifies over South Australia. Meanwhile, the surface trough will move to the north and east and extend a drier and cooler air mass in its wake with daytime temperatures now lower than the December average for much of central and southern Queensland. A southerly wind change will likely enter southeastern Queensland during the day as a high pressure system moves across the Great Australian Bight and into southeastern Australia. Showers and storms are possible near and northeast of the surface trough, especially in a band extending from the Carnarvons to the southeast.Saturday 10 DecemberThe high pressure system over southeastern Australia will move slowly east and extend the surface trough north along the Fraser Island and Capricornia coasts with a ridge firming elsewhere along the east Queensland coast. The upper trough will continue to amplify over southwestern Queensland and move slowly to the northeast. Storms and showers will likely develop across central and northern parts of the state with fine and mostly sunny conditions experienced in southern districts, apart from a slight chance of shower in the southeast.Sunday until TuesdayThe upper trough will most likely become slow-moving over the interior of the state during the outlook period though the movement and development of this trough is uncertain at this stage. As the high pressure system moves into the Tasman Sea on Sunday, moisture should gradually extend further west increasing the chances of showers and storms across much of the state, but more likely across central and northern parts. Daytime temperatures will tend to be cooler than normal.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700 Notice Board MetEye extended into Queensland --> Weipa Radar — New Doppler Capability Cairns Weather Radar — New Doppler Capability Townsville Weather Radar — New Doppler Capability Cairns (Saddle Mountain) Radar reinstalled Rainfall Forecast Terminology Media Releases Marketing Meteorological Offices Cairns weather Longreach weather Mackay weather Rockhampton weather Townsville weather Other Information Queensland - Local Forecast Areas About Weather Forecast Services About Warning Services Marine Weather Knowledge Centre Warnings Water Climate Environment Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Maps Rainfall Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Climate Data Online Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Water Storage MetEye™ National Weather Services Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Space Weather Services Registered User Services Industry Solutions Supplier Entry Point Facebook Twitter Youtube Blog Google+ Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 18:16 on Tuesday 6 December 2016 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2016, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility
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