South-east Queensland will be able to cool-off on Sunday, as showers and possible thunderstorms develop, dropping maximum temperatures across the state.
The state sweltered through scorching conditions on Saturday, with maximums in the mid to high 30s and some areas even breaking the 40-degree mark.
However, top temperatures across the state on Sunday are expected to drop into the late 20s and early 30s, with only some south-western parts of the state circled to reach 40 degrees again.
The Bureau of Meteorology says south-east Queensland could expect showers at the very least on Sunday, with the chance of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms developing.
The rain and extra cloud cover will provide a brief reprieve from the high temperatures, due to climb again later in the week.
The south-western Queensland town of Thargomindah, 400 kilometres south-west of Charleville, reached more than 42 degrees on Saturday afternoon, while Brisbane reached 35, one degree above the expected top temperature, while St George, 460 kilometres south-east of Charleville, reached just under 42.
Elsewhere, Gayndah, 240 kilometres north-east of the Sunshine Coast, broke the 40-degree barrier and Dalby, 80 kilometres north-west of Toowoomba, climbed to a maximum of just under 40.
A thermometer in the Logan suburb of Jimboomba recorded 41 degrees and locals were certainly feeling it.
Sarah Austin, a waitress at Cafe on Cusack in Jimboomba, said their air-conditioning unit had been overworked all day and had been used so much it had tripped the powerboard.
Ms Austin said additional fans were being used to keep customers cool, with plenty of smoothies and milkshakes flying out of the door.
Meanwhile, Jared Cahill, an employee at the nearby Beaudesert Swimming Pool, said business hadn't been too busy as the water temperature continued to rise due to the extreme heat.
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