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Subscriber only Locals are being warned of a very high fire danger in the region today and tomorrow as Bundaberg records one of the hottest February days on record. Today s maximum of 37.9 , recorded at Bundaberg Airport, beats the previous record of 37.7 at that weather station. However, February 1990 saw an even hotter day recorded at the Bundaberg Post Office when the mercury rose to 38.3 degrees. Some unofficial records saw areas such as Thabeban shown as reaching a top of 38.1 degrees. A three-day heatwave forecast map. Bundaberg s temps will duck back down to a much more civil top of 33 degrees tomorrow.
Temperatures across the whole state will jump by between six and 10C.
Mr Claassen said an afternoon or early evening storm midway through the week would give residents some relief from the heat.
“It starts to cool on Tuesday but, at 34C, is still well above average,” he said.
“We might see a late storm, which would break the heat but it’s possible it will be severe.”
Temperatures are expected to have dropped by Wednesday.
“We’re forecasting 29C – a 5C drop from Tuesday and 8C drop from Monday,” Mr Claassen said.
“It should feel much nicer on Wednesday.”
The rain should continue into Thursday morning but should clear up in time for the weekend. Tomorrow is the last active day of rain on the southeast, before shifting to the west the meteorologist said. But it will be nothing like what we saw last week.
King tide smashes Gold Coast surf club again, Bribie Island could split forever
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King tide smashes Gold Coast surf club again, Bribie Island could split forever
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For the second day, a king tide has lapped at the doors of a Gold Coast surf club, as Tuesday s surging waves left a thick layer of seafoam around the building.
The huge tide has not been the only unusual weather event, with a widespread drenching dumping almost 900 millimetres in the Scenic Rim over three days and causing power outages, fallen trees and leaking roofs.