Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 22/18 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
High pressure centres over southern Australia and in the Tasman Sea will maintain a ridge about the east Queensland coast through the forecast period. Some showers are expected about coastal parts in the onshore wind flow over the weekend though should be largely confined to the north tropical and central coasts. Winds will become more onshore about the southern coast from Monday, resulting in an increasing chance of showers. Some early frosts will remain possible over parts of the southern inland through to and including Monday. A surface trough will shift west over western Queensland over the weekend, with some chance of showers developing near this feature. An upper level trough will then likely intensify as it approaches western Queensland early next week and should then shift east over the state mid next week. This feature will likely generate some rain areas, particularly over parts of southern central and southeast districts on Wednesday, though there is some uncertainty associated with its movement and intensity.
Forecast for the rest of FridayThe slight to medium chance of showers about the east coast and nearby inland north of about Fraser Island, increasing to a medium to high chance about the central coast and islands. The slight chance of a light shower over the central and southern tropical interior. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere. Moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds about the east coast, tending southerly south of Fraser Island. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds over the interior.Saturday 23 JuneThe slight to medium chance of showers about the east coast and nearby inland near and north of about Fraser Island, increasing to a medium to high chance about the central and northeast tropical coast and islands. The slight chance of a shower extending into the tropical and central interior, with the slight to medium chance also developing over western districts between about Quilpie and Winton. Possible early morning frosts over the southeast interior and Maranoa. Daytime temperatures will climb to be a bit above the June average over the southern half of the state. Moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds about the east coast, tending southerly south of Fraser Island. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds over the interior.Sunday 24 JuneA high pressure system over the Great Australian Bight will move slowly eastwards, maintaining a ridge about much of the east Queensland coast. An onshore wind flow with result in the slight to medium chance of showers over the northern and eastern tropics, increasing to a medium to high chance about the east coast and islands. A surface trough will result in the slight to medium chance of showers developing over southwestern Queensland. Some high cloud will likely extend into northwest Queensland and the central interior ahead of an upper level trough though with little to no rainfall expected. A drier air mass over the Maranoa, southern central and southeast inland of the state will result in a cooler morning and an increased chance of early frost patches. Daytime temperatures will be generally close to average across the state.Monday 25 JuneThe high pressure system will move into southeastern Australia, strengthening the ridge about the east Queensland coast. An onshore wind flow will result in some showers about east coast districts, with the slight chance extending into the eastern interior. An upper trough will intensify while moving east over central Australia, combining with a weak surface trough to result in the slight chance of showers and possible isolated thunderstorms over far western Queensland, more likely in the far southwest. Some high cloud will likely extend into remaining parts of the state though with no rainfall expected. A cold morning is expected over the Maranoa, southern central and southeast interior, resulting in some early frost patches.Tuesday 26 JuneThe upper trough will most likely intensify while shifting east into western Queensland. This will result in the medium to high chance of showers and patchy rain in the southwest of the state with possible isolated thunderstorms. A slight to medium chance of isolated showers and storms will extend into the remaining southern interior. Cloud cover will increase over much of central and southeast districts ahead of the upper trough, resulting in the medium to high chance of showers and patchy rain developing. A slight to medium chance of showers will extend into the southern tropical interior, with the medium to high chance of showers about the east tropical coast. Minimum temperatures will increase due to the increasing moisture and cloud cover, with just the slight chance of isolated early frost over the Maranoa and Granite Belt.Wednesday until FridayThere is some uncertainty associated with the movement of the upper level trough and the development of an associated surface feature near or offshore of the southern coast. At this stage the upper trough is expected to shift east over central and southern Queensland on Wednesday, generating rain areas and possible isolated thunderstorms with some at least moderate totals expected, particularly over the southeastern quarter of the state. A cold day is also expected under the cloud cover. The upper trough should then shift further east during Thursday, gradually moving into the Coral Sea. A surface trough or low may deepen near or just offshore of the southern coast late Wednesday into Thursday due to the upper feature before shifting further offshore late Thursday. Rain areas are expected to gradually clear southeastern Queensland and contract into the Coral Sea during Thursday, though some uncertainty persists with the timing of the clearance. A much drier air mass will extend into western and southern districts in the wake of the rain band, resulting in the chance of early frosts returning to parts of the Maranoa and southeastern interior on Friday. The tropics will remain mostly fine through the outlook period with just the slight to medium chance of showers near the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Saturday.Product IDQ10700
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