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Sunrise from Sunnybank Hills on Monday, October 20. (Supplied: Pat Cahill)<\/p>\n
Cloud cover and change in temperature<\/p>\n
Monday is forecast to bring cloud cover with a chance of isolated showers across the south-east.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Temperatures are expected to remain warm, with Brisbane forecast to hit a maximum of 34 degrees. The Gold Coast’s maximum is 31, while Maroochydore’s is 32.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gladstone is forecast to reach a maximum of 32 degrees, while temperatures could hit 38 in Longreach and 38 in Mt Isa.<\/p>\n
Townsville, Mackay and Cairns are all forecast to reach a maximum of 33 degrees.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Bureau of Meteorology’s Jordi Cairol said while forecasters were “not expecting much precipitation” on Monday, Tuesday would bring a change.<\/p>\n
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The weather bureau is forecasting lower temperatures and more rain this week. (ABC News: Lucas Hill)<\/p>\n
“We are expecting more showers and thunderstorms, particularly around the Sunshine Coast, which could have moderate falls of 20 to 25 millimetres,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Tuesday’s cloud cover will also bring a significant change in temperature, it could drop 5 to 6 degrees down to about 28.”<\/p>\n
Mr Cairol said weather in the state’s south-east was broadly expected to clear from Wednesday, with showers “less likely”.<\/p>\n
Severe storms forecast\u00a0<\/p>\n
While the weather is forecast to remain relatively mild in the south-east, Mr Cairol said things could be more extreme in central Queensland.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What are your options if stormwater runoff damages your property?<\/a><\/p>\n Who’s responsible if your property experiences runoff during heavy rainfall, and what can you do about it?<\/p>\n “We are expecting severe storms with a risk of heavy rainfall,” he said.<\/p>\n “On Tuesday, it will extend towards the southern interior and even reaching the Sunshine Coast and Darling Downs, and the New South Wales border.”<\/p>\n Mr Cairol said the storms were forecast to bring heavy rainfall and damaging winds, but no hail was expected.<\/p>\n In north Queensland, a heatwave warning remains in place for Cape York Peninsula, but that is expected to ease in the coming days.\u00a0<\/p>\n Temperatures in the state’s north have been slightly below average this month, according to the BOM, and showers are expected from Tuesday to Wednesday.<\/p>\n South-east still recovering from severe storms<\/p>\n Many residents are still feeling the effects of days of storms that lashed parts of the state<\/a>, especially the south-east, in late November.<\/p>\n Thousands were left without power for days after strong winds, hail and flooding took out power infrastructure and damaged homes.\u00a0<\/p>\n