Brisbane weather: the heat wave will spread to the southeast

Even parts of Queensland that are not threatened by unprecedented fire conditions will not escape the heat.

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Temperatures are expected to exceed 40 ° C in central Queensland areas such as Moranbah and Longreach, while the southeast can also expect temperatures of up to 40 ° C on Monday.

Ipswich will reach 40 ° C, Brisbane, Logan and the Sunshine Coast 37C and the Gold Coast 36C.

The dry, westerly winds, which fanned nearly 200 bush fires across the state, should also persist.

The Queensland Ambulance Service Operations Center yesterday received 40 calls for heat. Paramedics treated 10 people for heat-related incidents in the Wide Bay area.

Extreme heatwaves in the state have also resulted in a significant number of paramedic calls for QAS.

On Monday, QAS emergency medical dispatchers received 2664 "triple 0" calls and paramedics attended 3567 incidents, 336 more incidents than the same day last year.

QAS Clinical Director, Tony Hucker, said that additional support was provided to paramedics in the affected areas.

Lachlan Stoney, a meteorologist with the BoM, said temperatures in the northeastern part of the state would drop slightly over the next few days but remain well above the November average.

"Districts in northeastern Queensland are experiencing unprecedented fire danger conditions," he said.

"Many recordings of maximum temperatures have been broken. The heat wave will also persist, despite the slight easing of the temperature trend, "said Stoney.

"Recent weather has been caused by a number of severe troughs that have crossed the state, bringing very hot, dry air from inland areas to the coast.

"These troughs also produced very windy conditions, combined with heat," he said.

A large area of ​​Queensland, from Weipa to the NSW border, is expected to expect low to extreme heat wave conditions from Saturday to Monday.

A number of cities around this state have transpired this week by record temperatures.

The prosperity, which reached a high of 44.3 ° C yesterday, recorded three days of record temperatures in November.

Yeppoon reached an all-time record of 42.2C yesterday.

The health authorities reiterated yesterday their warning Queenslanders to take precautions against hot temperatures.

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"Pay attention to the symptoms of heat-related illnesses, which can range from heat rash, muscle cramps and profuse sweating to paleness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting and fainting," he said. Dr. Sonya Bennett, Acting Health Officer.

The people of Brisbane had little relief from the heat despite a series of small but powerful thunderstorms that formed in the west of Brisbane.

The storms struck around 12:30 before crossing the area quickly and taking to the sea.

Six train lines were immobilized as a result of a big storm that dropped a tree on the airlines.