06-07-2025
'Sunny, benign' school holiday weather after morning showers in parts of Queensland
After a windy and rainy start to the school holidays for parts of the state, Queensland is in for a week of mostly "settled and sunny weather".
Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Angus Hines said that although there might be a few spots of rainfall in parts of the south east this morning, it should clear by this afternoon.
"The outlook for the week ahead is more settled and sunny … so a good time to get out and about to burn a bit of energy [and] get the outdoor chores done," Mr Hines said.
Mr Hines said some patchy rain could be expected in most central and eastern areas on Wednesday night and Thursday, but it would likely clear by Friday.
"[The rain] is very hit and miss. There's no guarantee of seeing any wet weather there, and even if you do, probably just 2 or 3 millimetres and then it's all done and dusted for the day.
"Outside of those two windows … we're looking at lots of clear weather in the week ahead and a few cold mornings."
According to Mr Hines, the clear skies and settled conditions, with light winds overnight, could lead to some low single-digit minimums in parts, approaching 0 degrees Celsius.
Parts of the inland south east, up across the Darling Downs and Granite Belt, as well as the south and central west areas, would likely see frost over the next couple of days.
Mr Hines said those areas could see temperatures that were 1 to 3C below average.
"But it's typical of what we would call a 'clear winter week', to see these temperatures through the mornings," Mr Hines said.
Maximum temperatures for the week range in the southern inland areas from the high teens to the low 20s.
While coastal parts of the state can expect maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s for the next few days, northern inland areas will see top temperatures range from the high 20s to the low 30s.
"[As for the minimums] down on the coastline … we're still talking single digits, but more like between 5 and 10 [degrees], as opposed to 0 to 5 [degrees]," Mr Hines said.
Mr Hines said this morning on the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, swells might reach 1 to 1.5 metres, but they would ease by this afternoon.
However, he said the swell would pick up again towards Friday, across almost the entire east coast.
