Heatwave conditions have blanketed much of the state today and there's little relief in sight. Coastal regions are being told to prepare with record temperatures of up to 10 degrees above average for the remainder of this week.
00:00A sticky day across the state with the knowledge it'll get hotter.
00:07It's hot for sure. Not coping much at all to be honest.
00:12While the west is beginning to cool the heat wave is moving east and parts expected to swelter.
00:19So the heat really peaking in the southeast over the next day or two.
00:22We're likely to see temperatures both overnight and during the afternoon hitting 3 to 8 degrees above the average.
00:28We may even see a few places pushing more about 10 degrees above average.
00:31And bushfires are now a concern.
00:33Extreme fire danger ratings are forecast for the Darling Downs and Granite Belt district on the Thursday due to a brief burst of dry and gusty winds.
00:41It wasn't just humans feeling the heat. At Brockhampton Zoo even animals sought relief.
00:46A normally temperate Toowoomba was hit with a humid blast.
00:50They're having a great time splashing in the water and just playing around with each other.
00:54On the Gold Coast schoolies soaked up the sun.
00:57The weather up here is great so yeah finally first day at the beach actually so yeah we're loving it.
01:02The beach is so cold so it's a bit refreshing to sort of wake up.
01:06The mercury has soared in Longreach stopping just short of 46 degrees.
01:12But it didn't stop the 101st annual fire trials.
01:16It just makes us work harder I guess I don't know.
01:18We hydrate during the event.
01:20We just look after it.
01:21It's part of living life out in the west.
01:23With the heatwave continuing so too will the storms.
01:26Power is still cut off to many after days of damaging winds and giant hailstones in the southeast.
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