North Tropical Coast and Tablelands Forecast

Weather Situation

A high pressure system will remain slow-moving over the Tasman Sea, maintaining the ridge along the Queensland east coast. An upper low and its associated surface trough over southwestern Queensland is expected to move slowly eastwards during today and weaken. These features will lead to instability and potential for showers, thunderstorms and some patchy rain areas over the southern and central inland with some moderate to heavy falls likely. A surface trough will increase showers about the central coast during today with some moderate falls possible. Though the upper low will weaken today, the state will remain under the influence of an broad upper trough during the rest of the week, maintaining showers and possible thunderstorms across much of the state, in particular the central and southern tropical coasts, and central inland. From Saturday a cool dry airmass moves into the south of the state with showers contracting to the north and east coast over the weekend and into next week.