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Queensland weather: Cool change on the way after five-day heatwave
By Francis Tapim, staff, Sunday January 15, 2017 - 15:54 EDT
A cool change has brought Queenslanders some relief from a five-day heatwave that saw temperatures soar across the state, but the weather bureau says it will not last for long.
Temperatures reached 42 degrees Celsius at Thargomindah and St George yesterday, while Toowoomba reached 36C, Brisbane 35C and the Gold and Sunshine coasts peaked at 33C.
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The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecast showers and heavy rain for south-east Queensland today, and a much more bearable maximum temperature of 29C.
Residents of the Gold Coast and Brisbane awoke to showers, while heavy falls with storms affected north-west and south-east Queensland overnight.
But BOM senior forecaster Rick Threlfall warned the respite would not last for long with the mercury expected to rise again on Wednesday.
"We will get a lot more cloud around in the south-east and a little bit of cooler air mass coming in for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, but the bad news is from Wednesday onwards the heat really comes back to a lot of southern Queensland," he said.
"We will likely see another heatwave develop across the south of the state and mid to late week."
Ambulance officers treated 64 people across the state for heat-related stress yesterday, but Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman Michael Augustus said paramedics were not as busy as they expected.
"Considering that [it] is a weekend and people were out and about, it probably isn't too bad. The youngest was around 15 years of age right through to a 95-year-old person," he said.
In Brisbane, the Enoggera Day Respite Centre opened its doors to the elderly, offering cool treats and air-conditioning.
Others took to the water across the state.
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