Earth Watch Report - Extreme Temperatures
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| Brisbane is predicted to hit 40 degrees on Saturday in a heatwave that will see the state's southeast swelter. Weatherzone meteorologist Rob Sharpe said Saturday would be an absolute scorcher. "On Friday, all of Brisbane suburbs will go close to their hottest day of summer so far, with Amberley heading for 40 and Brisbane into the mid 30s. But the hottest will still be on its way," he said. "On Saturday, heat will peak over south-eastern Queensland with Amberley likely to hit 43 degrees, possibly reaching its record of 44.3 degrees set in 1994. "Brisbane should also soar to around 40 degrees, with the chance of going just as hot as the western suburbs if afternoon westerlies stop the sea breeze reaching the city." If the heat was to rise that high on Saturday, it would be the first time since February 2008 that Brisbane cracked the 40 degree mark, Mr Sharpe said. "On Saturday afternoon many will be desperate for the cool change to come. Thankfully some relief will arrive in the early evening with a south-easterly change," he said. "However some heat will linger for two more days with Monday heading for the mid 30's again in the city before a stronger cool change on Monday night." A sea breeze limited Brisbane’s CBD to 32 degrees on Thursday, Mr Sharpe said. The forecast heatwave had threatened to postpone a surface upgrade of the Story Bridge - work that will see it close for the first time in 20 years this weekend. The 73 year old structure, which carries an average of 97,000 motorists each day, will close between 10pm Friday and 5am Monday in order for resurfacing and safety enhancement work to be carried out. A Brisbane City Council spokeswoman said council officers had assessed the weather conditions on Thursday morning to determine if the work could proceed. About 1pm, officers announced the project would proceed as scehduled. |
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Heatwave could see Brisbane reach 40 degrees
A heatwave could see Brisbane reach 40 degrees on the weekend. Brisbane is predicted to hit 40 degrees on Saturday in a heatwave that will see the state's southeast swelter.
Weatherzone meteorologist Rob Sharpe said Saturday would be an absolute scorcher.
‘‘On Friday, all of Brisbane suburbs will go close to their hottest day of summer so far, with Amberley [in Ipswich] heading for 40 and Brisbane into the mid 30s. But the hottest will still be on its way,’’ he said.
‘‘On Saturday, heat will peak over south-eastern Queensland with Amberley likely to hit 43 degrees, possibly reaching its record of 44.3 degrees set in 1994.
‘‘Brisbane should also soar to around 40 degrees, with the chance of going just as hot as the western suburbs if afternoon westerlies stop the sea breeze reaching the city.’’
If the heat was to rise that high on Saturday, it would be the first time since February 2008 that Brisbane cracked the 40 degree mark, Mr Sharpe said.
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Heatwave set to hit Queensland
Brisbane is predicted to hit a sultry 39 degrees on Saturday.
Queensland is about to swelter through a heatwave, with the mercury tipped to reach close to 50C this week.
But South Australians are already sweating through 2014, with some northern centres posting temperatures in the high 40s.
Once it gets over 45 it doesn't matter whether it's 45 or 55, it's still bloody hot
In the western Queensland town of Birdsville, the mercury could soar as high as 48C on Thursday, while in Brisbane temperatures are predicted to hit a sultry 39C on Saturday.
Temperatures are expected to be five degrees to 10 degrees above the average across the state in the next few days, the Bureau of Meteorology said on Wednesday.
Diamantina Shire Mayor Geoff Morton, who lives in Birdsville, said it would be business as usual in the town despite the forecast 48C heat, 1.5 degrees shy of the 1972 record.
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Brisbane residents will be searching for a place to keep cool on Friday and Saturday. Searing temperatures that have set new heat records in central Queensland are heading to the state’s southeast.
Four weather stations recorded their highest ever January temperatures on Thursday as a stagnant mass of hot air in central Australia continued to affect inland Queensland.
In the state’s northwest, Century Mine reached 44.5C and 45.6C in Camooweal, while further south temperatures at the Monument hit 45.5C, and 46C in Bedourie.
However, it was Birdsville residents in southwest Queensland who endured the hottest temperatures in Queensland when the mercury reached a scorching 48.1C at 4pm.
Forecasters say a trough coming from the west is pushing the hot air southeast, and Brisbane and surrounding districts will be affected in coming days.
The temperature in Brisbane is predicted to soar to 37 degrees on Friday and 41 on Saturday.
West of the capital, residents of Ipswich and Gatton are set to endure 43-degree heat on Saturday.
The Bureau of Meteorology’s Pradeep Singh said Queensland’s wet season was unusually late in arriving for the second year in a row.
‘‘Normally the monsoon starts affecting northern Australia around late December/January but it didn’t happen last year and it hasn’t happened this year, so the heat’s just been building up over inland parts of Australia,’’ he said.
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