Australia -- Queensland Weather Update
MELBOURNE - Oct 19/19 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A weak high north of New Zealand extends a weak ridge along the east Queensland coast. A weakening surface trough around Fraser Island extends inland through the central interior and into the gulf. The trough will push back inland later in the weekend and early in the week as a stronger high moves east over southern Australia. This high will strengthen the ridge along the east coast, with southeasterly winds extending along the east coast and strengthening during the week. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayShowers and thunderstorms continuing over eastern districts south of Rockhampton and east of Emerald, most likely around the Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay areas; a few of these storms may be severe. Fine conditions inland and in the tropics, with Severe fire dangers forecast in the tropical interior. Moderate to fresh northerly winds along the coastal fringe south of Cairns; dry south to southwesterly winds inland; easterly trade winds in the tropics.Sunday 20 OctoberA weak upper level trough will linger about the Capricornia Coast with a slight chance of an early morning shower or thunderstorm about the Capricornia and northern Wide Bay. A slight to medium chance of showers along the coastal fringe between about Bowen and Bundaberg with thunderstorms developing over the area during the afternoon . Fine, sunny and warm conditions elsewhere, with Severe fire dangers forecast in the tropical interior.Fire Danger - Severe in the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, with Very High is several other districts.Monday 21 OctoberFresh southeasterly trade winds will extend throughout as a high pressure system moves into the Tasman Sea and extends a ridge north along the east coast. This trade flow will start to bring a few showers to exposed parts of the tropical coast, while also pushing hot air west and largely out of Queensland.Tuesday 22 OctoberThe ridge of high pressure along the east coast will bring showers to exposed parts of the tropical coast and the southeast coast. The ridge will also push a surface trough inland, taking modest amounts of moisture inland, though no rainfall is expected.Wednesday 23 OctoberThe high pressure system in the Tasman Sea will continue to dominate Queensland's weather, with isolated showers along parts of the tropical coast and largely fine weather inland. A trough in the west of the Gulf Country may result in afternoon thunderstorms. Daytime temperatures will gradually rise in the southern inland, with warm air extending to the southeast by Friday.Thursday until SaturdayThe high pressure system in the Tasman Sea will move eastwards but continue to maintain a ridge along the coast with isolated showers along parts of the north tropical coast. A low pressure trough will move over the southwest on Friday, then southern and western parts on Saturday resulting in temperatures increasing over western and southern inland parts and elevated fire dangers on Saturday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Sunday.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 16:00 on Saturday 19 October 2019 (UTC) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2019, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility
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