Christmas Day weather expected to bring thunderstorms to the Gold Coast

Christmas Eve has started mostly overcast on the Gold Coast. Take a look a what the weather is expected to be like on Christmas Day.

Blue skies might be rare on Christmas Day on the Gold Coast.

Those hoping for clear blue skies to greet their Christmas morning might be disappointed on Sunday with thunderstorms forecast for the Gold Coast.

But it is not all bad news.

Bureau of Meteorology metrologist Helen Reid said Christmas Day was “looking a bit showery”.

Blue skies are possible in the morning but she said it was looking “patchy”.

“There is more likely to be a thunderstorm in the afternoon,” she said.

“Have a long siesta in the afternoon and then wake up for the light display.”

Mr Reid said not a lot of rain is expected in the thunderstorm.

The temperature is expected to get up to about 27 degrees on the Gold Coast.

However, it is not good news when it comes to humidity.

“Oh, it’s going to be up there,” Ms Reid said.

Boxing Day is going to see a slight reduction in the humidity and no thunderstorms are expected, she said.

People on the Gold Coast have begun their last minute Christmas preparations.

The line outside Charis Seafoods in Labrador just before 7am on Christmas Eve.

Lines had already formed out the door popular seafood market Charis Seafoods in Labrador before 6am this morning.

A lot of people were also up early to take advantage of the weather with boat ramp car parks almost full before 8am.

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