Clear weather forecast for Qld after months of above-average rainfall

Australia Broadcast Center

01-06-2025

Queenslanders may have to persist with another day of rainfall before more typical winter conditions move in over the state.
The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts that showers with the potential for thunderstorms are expected across southern Queensland for the second day of winter.
"A bit of a wet Monday [could be] on the way," senior meteorologist Harry Clark said.
"Generally under 30mm of rainfall is expected."
But from Tuesday, a westerly change is expected to lead to clearer weather.
Gold Coast resident Will Snape said it would be a welcome change after months of above-average rainfall totals in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
"It's been pretty bad. It's amazing to have some blue sky," he said from Miami Beach on the Gold Coast.
"We've had more than enough rain, that's for sure. We're used to those dry sunny days [in winter]."
Mr Clark said temperatures could go from feeling warm to dropping off quickly overnight towards the end of the week.
"The real change will be throughout the week when the cooler air filters through from the south-west, potentially dropping to the single digits in Ipswich," Mr Clark said.
Mr Clark said clear skies allowed temperatures to drop quickly.
"That's because they allow for the heat of the surface to radiate quite efficiently back into the atmosphere," he said.
Cloud cover could act as a blanket, trapping in the warm air, he said.
"Given we have dry winters in Queensland we don't really have that blanket, so heat radiates quite efficiently," Mr Clark said.
"[But] that dry weather means we typically have sunny days and nice temperature recovery to go with those cold mornings."
He said people fed up with dreary conditions should not be too concerned about the BOM's outlook of potentially higher than average rainfall for winter.
"It's important to remember that the averages are quite low, near zero at this time of year, so it doesn't take much to be above average."