Gold Coast weather: Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) Queensland expects strong winds will ease from today

The Gold Coast is continuing to experience unusually windy weather, which is also putting a chill in the air. Here’s when it will end.

GOLD Coaster Meg Kelly immigrated all the way from “the windy city” Chicago, USA – but even she was blown away by the blustery conditions in the city at the weekend.

The Tugun resident and her son Julian, 9, were spotted trying to control a vintage umbrella on the beach at Tugun on Sunday while fellow beachgoers made a comical attempt at setting up sunshades. It was too brisk for a swim and Julian battled to stay upright.

“I came from the windy city, Chicago (in 1995) and I should be used to this weather,” she laughed.

Gold Coaster Meg Kelly and her son Julian, 9, battle the windy conditions at Tugun. Picture: Jason O'Brien

“We haven’t busted out the umbrella in about four years. I was really struggling.

“We were battling big-time and also having a laugh at other people trying to set up sunshades and that stuff.”

Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) Queensland senior forecaster Jonty Hall said large parts of the country had shivered through gusty weather.

MORE NEWS

‘Hideous’: Spit branding savaged ahead of rollout

Health officials warned to ‘stop being secretive’

Sunland boss exemplifies the Gold Coast

“We’re sort of on the tail end of a cold outbreak across much of southern Australia,” he said.

“There’s been a lot of cold weather further south and snowfall as well. We got the end of that with the cool south-westerly winds moving up into southern Queensland. Quite strong and gusty as well.”

Mr Hall said temperatures of 21-22 degrees would have felt colder amid gusts of wind reaching more than 50kmh.

“If you were outside, with the wind chill factor it would have felt a lot colder,” he said.

Mr Hall said the wind, which saw a marine warning issued, was expected to ease early in the week and trend south-easterly.

The Gold Coast is forecast to be mostly sunny this week with a minimum temperature of nine and a maximum of 23 degrees.