WINTER, WE HARDLY KNEW YOU
BREAK out the bikinis, the Gold Coast is on track to sweat through its warmest August day since 2009.
Unseasonably warm weather will hit across the southeast today sending the mercury soaring to 28-29 degrees, around 6-7 degrees warmer than the August average.
Weatherzone meteorologist Craig McIntosh said a trough moving across the state was responsible for the summer-like conditions.
“Today will be quite warm indeed, especially in the morning which is quite unseasonable and more of a summer pattern, just without the extreme heat,” he said.
“This is on track to be the warmest August day since 2009 for both Brisbane and Coolangatta. There will also be mostly sunny conditions as the trough moves through on the back of a strong west wind flow.”
But don’t put the jumpers away just yet – the miniheatwave will be all over by the weekend, when the mercury will slip back to a more normal winter level of around 21 degrees.