‘Cranking’ storms cool SEQ as aerial tanker fights Fraser fire

An early storm that passed over Brisbane about 3pm delivered a drizzle, but fewer than 10 millimetres of rain. Another that formed near Mount Tamborine had moved offshore by about 4pm.

Mr Hall said a southerly change would bring cooler air from the NSW coast on Tuesday afternoon and evening.

“We will have a few days of reprieve, with temperatures close to the average for November, and it will be a little less humid than it has been,” he said.

But broader parts of the state, including the Darling Downs and further west, would not receive relief from the heat, with temperatures expected to soar above average in the coming days.

“We did have hot and humid conditions in the past few days, with overnight temperatures along the coast rising two…