Perfect one day, scorching the next as heatwave heads to Queensland
The weather is set to stay perfect in Brisbane and along the Queensland coast for the coming week while the southern interior of the state faces sweltering conditions.
The heatwave affecting Sydney, which could hit temperatures of up to 40 degrees in the city, will slowly move north to areas such as Thargomindah and Birdsville.
Those areas are no strangers to temperatures of 45 degrees or more but for this time of year, it is about five to eight degrees above average.
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Michelle Berry said the above-average temperatures were due to “a very tiny pocket of severe heatwave conditions in the very far southern interior of the state”.
The hot conditions have been caused by the low-pressure system that has seen much of south-east Australia suffer under oppressive heat, Weatherzone Meteorologist Tom Hough said.
“The low-pressure trough stretching across the country is drawing that very hot air mass and those warm winds south-west across Queensland,” Mr Hough said
As for rain across the state, there are going to be a couple of showers and storms in the far west and the far north of the state for the next couple of days.
Brisbane should stay dry until late in the week with a small chance of showers on Thursday and Friday.
“Later in the week we’ve got a slight chance of a shower developing from about Thursday but there’s really not much rainfall expected.” Ms Berry said.
“Over the weekend there’s a chance of a shower or storm particularly late Saturday or Sunday.”
Drew Creighton is a reporter and audience engagement editor at the Brisbane Times
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