Queenslanders have sweltered through searing temperatures, but the weather bureau is warning for some western parts of the state the worst is yet to come. And while a reprieve from the heat is expected for the southeast from tomorrow, more severe storms are on their way.
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00:00 A summer scorcher radiating record-breaking heat.
00:06 It's actually crazy. It's I think 39 degrees today and it's just been this week that it's been really hot.
00:12 By 9am the mercury in the majority of Queensland had soared beyond 30 degrees as heatwave conditions took hold across the state.
00:21 I'm not enjoying this, you know, going to be 45 degree weather tomorrow.
00:26 It was extreme in the Channel Country and North West.
00:30 Kloncurry was a searing 44.9, a local water truck doing extra rounds to keep locals cool.
00:37 In Longreach, a 44 degree day becoming the norm for grazier Daniel Walker.
00:43 The Bureau says the outback town could blitz its 1990 heat record of 47.3 tomorrow.
00:51 We've had more over 40s this month than we have for the rest of the year so yeah we're getting a bit used to it.
00:57 The South East sweltered through one of its hottest December days since 2019.
01:02 Brisbane hitting 38.3 degrees.
01:05 A warm welcome for the world's tennis stars but not a deterrent for Brisbane international crowds.
01:12 Organisers will be watching the conditions closely.
01:17 The WTA have a heat rule and when I get back to the site we'll take some readings and we'll see whether or not that gets enforced.
01:25 There were queues to aquatic centres on the Sunshine Coast. The hinterland nudged 35 degrees.
01:31 Got to cool off with this little two year old.
01:34 Hospitals around the state are bracing for a surge in heat related illness.
01:39 600 additional calls a day we're taking on average.
01:42 That's occurring, there's high demand across every single region in Queensland.
01:47 The heat wave is set to peak in northern and western parts of the state tomorrow.
01:52 But above average temperatures will continue into the new year.
01:56 There will be some reprieve from the heat tonight in the South East.
02:00 But severe storms could return late morning.
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