Wednesday is Brisbane's "best chance" of seeing storms this week, with thunderstorms forecast to develop to the west of Brisbane in the afternoon, which could track over the city.
Wednesday is forecast for a high of 33 degrees in Brisbane city, 31 at the airport, and 36 degrees at Ipswich while the rest of the week is forecast to be cloudy with possible showers, and tops of 28 degrees for Thursday and 26 on Friday.
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"It looks like there'll be quite a lot of cloud around on Thursday and showers, Friday again a little bit cloudy with a possible shower," Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Rick Threlfall said.
For the Christmas weekend, barbecues and backyard cricket should be no problem with a forecast for fine temperatures, a little cloud and a possible shower or two.
Mr Threlfall said the weather on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day was "not going to be too bad", with temperatures close to average.
"It's not going to be stinking hot," he said. "Although we've got possible showers each day it's not going to be fantastically wet."
Brisbane is forecast to reach a top of 27 on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and the weather on the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast is forecast to be the same.