MELBOURNE - May 25/17 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system over southeastern Australia extends a ridge and fine conditions into much of the state. The high will shift slowly eastwards through the Tasman Sea over the weekend. A weak surface trough over the interior of the state will most likely deepen a bit in response to an upper level trough on Saturday before shifting slowly eastwards during Sunday. This trough will generate some instability and the chance of isolated storms over the southern inland with its passage this weekend before clearing off the southern coast early Monday morning. A new high pressure system will then move east over southern Australia through next week, extending a firm ridge and a cool, dry air mass into much of Queensland in the wake of the trough. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayFine and clear for much of the state with just the slight chance of showers about the east coast north of about Port Douglas and also near Fraser Island and the Sunshine Coast. Light to moderate southwest to southeasterly winds in the south and west. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds elsewhere, fresh at times about about the east coast north of Cairns.Friday 26 MayThe slight to medium chance of showers about the exposed east coast and islands and through the northern Peninsula, increasing to a medium to high chance about the east Peninsula coast. The slight chance of an afternoon shower over the central west east of about Longreach. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. A cool morning in the southern interior with the chance of early light frost patches about the Maranoa, Carnarvon Ranges and Granite Belt. Light to moderate southeasterly to northeasterly winds, tending moderate to fresh southeasterly about the east coast north of about Cairns.Saturday 27 MayA weak upper trough will move across central and southern Queensland, slightly increasing instability. The high will shift slowly east into the Tasman Sea, resulting in winds tending more onshore about much of the east Queensland coast. The moist onshore flow will result in the slight to medium chance of showers about the east coast, extending further inland into the central and southeastern interior under the upper trough and increasing to a high chance nearer to the southern coast. A surface trough will deepen over the interior of the state, with the slight chance of afternoon and evening showers expected over the Maranoa and Warrego district to the east of the trough.Sunday 28 MayThe high in the Tasman Sea will push further east, maintaining a weak ridge along the east Queensland coast. The surface trough will move east towards the southeastern interior of the state whilst a weak upper trough will continue to extend through central and southern Queensland. The slight chance of a shower will extend over the central and southern interior east of about Charleville, increasing to a slight to medium chance through the Darling Downs with possible isolated storms. There is also the slight chance of a storm moving east into inland parts of the Southeast Coast district in the evening. The slight to medium chance of showers will extend over the exposed east coast north of Brisbane in an onshore wind flow. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere.Monday 29 MayThe surface trough will most likely move east through southeastern Queensland in the early hours, possibly generating the odd shower with its passage before clearing the coast during the morning. A high pressure system will move east towards the Great Australian Bight, extending a firm ridge and a dry air mass into much of the state in the wake of the trough. The slight chance of showers will persist about the exposed east tropical coast in an onshore wind flow. An upper trough will likely result in some mid to high level cloud extending through the northern interior to the central coast though with little to no rainfall expected.Tuesday until ThursdayThe new high pressure system will strengthen while moving east over southern Australia during the forecast period, extending a strong ridge into Queensland. The high will extend a cool, dry air mass and sunny conditions into much of western, central and southern Queensland through the outlook period. Early morning frosts are likely over the central and southern inland. A fresh to strong onshore wind flow will develop about the east tropical coast as the high shifts further east, resulting in an increasing chance of showers about the east tropical coast and the slight to medium chance extending into the tropical interior from Wednesday. An upper trough will result in some patchy mid to high level cloud persisting about parts of the northern interior into the Gulf Country though with just the slight chance of showers expected, more likely on Thursday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Friday.Product IDQ10700 Notice Board MetEye extended into Queensland --> Twitter Media releases Severe Weather Update videos AskBOM videos Marketing Local Infomation Cairns weather Charleville Longreach weather Mackay weather Mount Isa Rockhampton weather Townsville weather Weipa 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 17:30 on Thursday 25 May 2017 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2017, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility
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