Hottest December day to hit Brisbane in four years - 9News

Brisbane is set to swelter through its hottest December day in four years as a severe heatwave bears down on Queensland's southeast.

Bureau of Meteorology's senior forecaster Felim Hanniffy said much of the state is currently under heatwave conditions.

Parts of the northwest and gulf are under a severe heatwave warning.

Heatwave for Queensland over next two days. (Bureau of Meteorology)

Friday is forecast to be the hottest day with Brisbane expected to reach 36.

Hanniffy said this is the hottest December day since 2019 when temperatures reached above 42 degrees.

In the state's west, Birdsville is forecast to reach 47 degrees which would also be the hottest December day since 2019.

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He warned the temperatures combined with high humidity make the heat feel vastly more uncomfortable.

"This heatwave was caused by the trough that created the widespread thunderstorm activity over past couple of days," he said.

"As it moved east, it dragged the hot weather across Queensland."

"The trough has weakened but the heat has remained."

Hanniffy said as the trough continues to move across Queensland's south it will help "flush out" the heat.

Bureau of Meteorology's senior forecaster Felim Hanniffy. (9News)

But there will be little reprieve for residents recovering after the severe storms ripped through the Gold Coast over the Christmas weekend, as more storm activity is forecast for the New Year's weekend.

"The daytime maximums will come down into the lower 30s, but it comes at a price as it does bring the risk of significant storm activity as it flushes out the high temperatures over the weekend," he said.

As the heatwave bears down on Friday there will be a lull in storm activity before it picks up again at the weekend.

Hanniffy warned of dangerous thunderstorms and potentially isolated, very dangerous storms on Saturday and Sunday.

"Brisbane, Gold Coast, and the Sunshine Coast could be at risk of thunderstorms and isolated, very dangerous storms," he said.

"On Sunday, the focal point of thunderstorms may include areas north of Brisbane, Sunshine Coast up to Capricornia.

"By Monday the risk of storms is north of the Sunshine Coast, Burnett to Capricornia."

Storm damage in south east Queensland, December 27, 2023. (9News)

The warning comes as residents are still reeling from the sudden storms that hit the Gold Coast, felling trees and power lines and destroying homes.

Some Queenslanders lost their lives during the horror weekend of wild weather including a nine-year-old girl.

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