Queensland braces for record temperatures as heatwave intensifies in first days of summer

Heat records could tumble today as sweltering conditions intensify in parts of southern Queensland, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says.

A trough system that brought scorching temperatures to south-west Queensland over the last few days now has its sights set on parts of the Maranoa and Warrego and Darling Downs and Granite Belt.

BOM senior forecaster Felim Hanniffy said several locations are set to approach December records in the wake of Queensland’s second-warmest November.

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The mercury is forecast to hit 46 degrees Celsius…