Showers and coldest day since winter a taste of week to come
Showery conditions across Brisbane and the state’s south-east will help the region ease into a cooler environment after the coldest day since the throes of last winter.
The highest temperature in the city on Saturday was 21 degrees, making it the coldest maximum temperature in Brisbane since August and the coldest April day since 2022, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
“It’s not record-breaking, but there was definitely a significant chill yesterday thanks to that cloud,” meteorologist Harry Clark said.
“We don’t expect it to be this cold over the next few days, but it’s sure to be a few degrees below average in terms of temperature.
“Let’s say around 24 [to] 25 [degrees] until the beginning of May. So… it’s a little cooler now thanks to the showery conditions we’ve been expecting.”
This is despite the month of April, which Clark calls a transition month where the beginning is generally warmer than the end, so far seeing a maximum of 28.6 degrees compared to the 27-degree average.
Meanwhile, places in the southeast it rained Rainfall totals are expected to reach around 25 millimeters in 24 hours by 9am on Sunday, with heavy rain expected over the next seven days.
Clark said this will help an otherwise very dry April and will likely result in precipitation totals being below average.
“It was almost dry throughout April” for both southeast Brisbane and much of southern Queensland, he said.
“So far in April we have managed to collect 20.2 millimeters in the city, but that still leaves us well below the average of around 64 millimeters.”
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Matt Dennien is a reporter covering state politics and public services for the Brisbane Times. He previously worked for newspapers in Tasmania and Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ. Contact him securely on Signal @mattdennien.15Connect via email.
