Still like summer as SEQ swelters, but cool change is on the horizon
South East Queensland is facing yet another week of high temperatures, with the mercury tipped to pass 36C in many places, as autumn is once again kept at bay. But a cool change is on the horizon.
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Autumn has been cancelled for yet another week as the Sunshine State prepares for high temperatures in a last-ditch summer blitz.
South East Queensland is set to swelter through maximum temperatures of 36C or higher as residents say that compared to this time last year, the sun is still well and truly shining.
The Bureau of Meteorology said temperatures such as these were not uncommon for this time of year, but were above average.
“The maximum temperatures are above average for the moment, especially across the west of Queensland like Quilpie, Charlesville and Birdsville,” a BOM spokesman said.
However, despite the warmer weather recently experienced by most of South East Queensland, a cool change is on the way for the second half of the week.
“Temperatures should be easing through the week for the coast as well as inland parts of Queensland,” the BOM said.
“There is a currently a trough hanging over inland parts of South East Queensland and it should move west either on Tuesday or Wednesday, bringing cooler temps by the end of the week.”
Brisbane local Eugenie Bouwer said this summer had felt warmer compared to previous years.
“We have all been enjoying the longer summer,” she said.
“We spend our days at the South Bank foreshore or in the aircon at the museum.”
The spike in high temperatures comes weeks after the Bureau announced it was on El Nino watch as it declared La Nina had officially come to an end.
El Nino, in comparison to La Nina, is a weather system that brings about below-average rainfall, warmer daytime temperatures, increased frost risk and an increased risk of bushfires.
An El Nino weather period is usually characterised by drought due to the decreased rainfall, but according to the BOM, South East Queensland will not be at risk for at least a full year.
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