By SONJA KOREMANS
A WEAK high pressure system over South Australia extends a ridge into the Southern Downs this week with dry and sunny conditions persisting over much of the region during the next couple of days.
A ridge along the east coast will be reinforced as a new high shifts east into the Tasman Sea.
Winds then will tend to be more moist onshore about the east Queensland coast from today onwards, with moisture also gradually extending into the central and southern interior late in the week.
An upper trough and an associated surface trough are expected to move eastwards across the Southern Downs later in the week.
Some rain is expected on 12 July and from 14 to 18 July.
The latter part of July should be drier than normal with very little rain expected.
Some rain events should move from the north into our region toward the middle of the month, but will most likely affect coastal areas more than the south.
Temperatures during July will stay warmer than average with only a few very cold days towards the end of the month.
Dam Levels: Leslie Dam 24 per cent
Coolmunda Dam 60 per cent.
