Australia -- Queensland Weather Update
MELBOURNE - Jun 2/20 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A building high [1029hPa] over the The Great Bight will strengthen a ridge northward across the state over the next few days. Light to moderate south to southeasterly winds for rest of today will become more southeasterly during Wednesday. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds are expected to extend across all areas during Wednesday and Thursday, locally strong at times along the Peninsula coast on Thursday. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayClear conditions across most of the state with just a slight chance of shower about the northeast tropics. Winds light to moderate southwest to southeasterly.Wednesday 3 JuneFine and sunny conditions across the majority of the state, with areas of morning frost through the southern and central interior. A slight to medium chance of showers mainly about the northeast tropical coast. Cooler conditions will spread through much of the state in the southwest to southerly airstream.Thursday 4 JuneA large high strengthens over southern Australia, extending a strong ridge over southern Queensland. Leading to fine conditions throughout most of the state. A slight to medium chance of showers along the east coast due to onshore trade flow. Cooler conditions though most of the state as a southerly airstream prevails, with morning frosts through the southern interior.Friday 5 JuneA large high drifts eastwards over southern Australia while extending a strong ridge over southern Queensland. This will lead to fine conditions almost across most of the state, a slight to medium chance of showers about the east coast increasing high to very high about the northeast tropics. Day time temperatures tending to recover back towards average or a little above, as a more onshore airstream ensues. Morning frosts likely through the southern interior.Saturday 6 JuneA large high over drifting over Southern Australia weakens as drifts towards the Tasman Sea. While a surface trough and upper level system, are expected to approach the southwestern parts of the state later in the day. Fine conditions almost throughout the state, a slight to medium chance of showers about the coast, increasing high to very high across parts of the northeast tropics. Day time temperatures generally around or a little above average for the time of year. Some morning frosts possible about sheltered parts of the southern interior.Sunday until TuesdayA surface trough and upper level system, are signalled to progress eastwards across the southern half of the state during Sunday and Monday. However, a prevailing dry airmass is likely to result in very little in the way of shower activity out this feature through interior regions. While a new high in The Great Australian Bight, is expected to strengthen a ridge northward across the state through the early days of next week. A slight to medium chance of showers about the coast, though high a times about the southeast and northeast tropical coast during Sunday and Monday. Temperatures around or little above average initially are signalled to trend cooler early next week, with morning frosts likely to extend to parts of the southern and central interior.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700 Notice Board MetEye extended into Queensland --> Twitter Media releases Severe Weather Update videos AskBOM videos Tropical Cyclone 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 Fire Weather Knowledge Centre Smoke and air quality information 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 07:30 on Tuesday 2 June 2020 (UTC) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2020, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | CRICOS Provider 02015K | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility
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