Australia -- Queensland Weather Update
MELBOURNE - Mar 21/19 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation Tropical Cyclone Trevor is currently located over the northeast Gulf of Carpentaria. The system is likely to continue to reintensify rapidly and is expected to take a more southwestward track across the Gulf, making landfall over the southwest Gulf coast most likely on Saturday. A surface trough extends from northwest Queensland, through the central interior to the far southeast of the state. The trough will start to move slowly westwards today over southern parts of the state and will combine with moist air to its east to lead to mostly isolated showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures will increase above the March average over central and southern parts. Forecast for the rest of FridayTropical cyclone Trevor is forecast to continue to intensify and move slowly over the Gulf of Carpentaria and away from Peninsula west coast. Showers, gusty winds, rain areas and storms may start to ease over the Peninsula and Gulf Coast. The upper trough is likely to weaken or move over the Coral Sea late in the day, however some instability will maintain isolated showers and thunderstorms in the southeast. Generally northeast to southeast winds tending fresh to strong and gusty in the north and northwest.Saturday 23 MarchAn upper ridge over central and eastern parts of the state will cause showers and thunderstorms to become more isolated and eventually confined to the southeast and eastern parts of the state. Tropical cyclone Trevor is forecast to continue to move away from Queensland, possibly making landfall over the southeast Top End in Northern Territory. Showers and storms becoming more isolated over the northern Queensland.Sunday 24 MarchA surface trough over the southern parts of the state will combine with a new upper trough over the central Australia to lead to isolated showers and thunderstorms over the southern parts of the state. Showers and thunderstorms continuing over the northern Queensland. Maximum temperatures increasing to several degrees above March average in the south and southeast.Monday 25 MarchThe new upper trough will strengthen and move eastwards combining with a surface trough over the southern and central interior as well as possibly the remnants of tropical cyclone Trevor. This leads to showers, thunderstorms and rain areas over southwestern and western districts. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over northern Queensland. Maximum temperatures several degrees above the March average in the south and southeast. Maximum temperatures cooling in the west and southwest as cloud cover and precipitation increases.Tuesday until ThursdayThe new upper trough will continue to move eastwards combining with a surface trough over the southern and central interior as well as possibly the remnants of tropical cyclone Trevor. This leads to showers, thunderstorms and rain areas possibly extending eastwards into southern central and southeastern districts mid week. Isolated showers and thunderstorms continuing over the northern Queensland. Maximum temperatures remain several degrees above the March average in the south and southeast on Tuesday. Maximum temperatures well below average in the west and southwest as cloud cover and precipitation increases, cooler temperatures extend eastwards on Wednesday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Friday.Product IDQ10700 Notice Board MetEye extended into Queensland --> Twitter Media releases Severe Weather Update videos AskBOM videos Fire weather knowledge centre Marketing Local Infomation Cairns weather Charleville Longreach weather Mackay weather Mount Isa Rockhampton weather Townsville weather Weipa Other Information Queensland Forecast Areas Map South East Queensland â Local Forecast Areas Fire Weather Forecast Areas About Weather Forecast Services Marine Weather Knowledge Centre Severe 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 Instagram Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary Students and Teachers This page was created at 20:15 on Thursday 21 March 2019 (UTC) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2019, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility
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