Temperatures to fall as Queensland braces for a cold and rainy start to August

Australia Broadcast Center

a day ago

The majority of Queensland is expecting a damp and cold Friday as a thickening cloud band stretches across western and central areas.
Maximum temperatures across a large part of the state are expected to only reach the mid to high teens, with Brisbane Airport forecast to reach just 19 degrees Celsius on Friday.
Shane Kennedy from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said it will feel "quite chilly", especially in inland Queensland.
In the south-west, Charleville is expecting to reach a top of 15 degrees while Rockhampton, Bundaberg and Maryborough are all expected to stay in the teens.
Rain will persist throughout Friday with the highest predictions of 4-20mm in Atherton, along the Cassowary Coast and parts of the Tablelands.
Patchy rain is expected from Cairns to Mackay through the morning, with inland areas also likely to catch some scattered showers.
The BOM is also forecasting light rainfall totals around 1-2mm in the west.
Further south, showers are expected to creep in from New South Wales.
Mr Kennedy said this week is the best chance of seeing snow in Queensland so far this winter, but snow-chasers will still need to cross their fingers.
"We often see snow flurries every year or two, but getting some proper snow settling on the ground seems rarer, once every decade or so," he said.
"It should be wet enough, and there should be showers of some kind, but whether it's rain or snow is still up for debate at the moment.
"It will really depend on the timing of that pool of cold air."