Severe weather expected to hit southern and central Queensland coast from Easter Sunday, BOM says

Queenslanders might be forced to keep Easter celebrations indoors this year, with severe weather predicted to reach the coast from Sunday.

So far, the weather remains fine across the state, but the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said a change was not far off.

Cloudy conditions with isolated showers are expected for the first half of the Easter weekend.

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From Sunday through to Tuesday, the BOM is warning there is a risk of heavy rain, damaging winds and hazardous surf for the Capricornia, Wide Bay and South East Coast.

Wind warnings are already in place for waters north of the Sunshine Coast.

Meteorologist Shane Kennedy said Sunday’s weather would first break on the Capricornia and Wide Bay coasts.

He said there could be falls of up to…