Maleny Weather

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The week’s weather topic has been dominated by the approach of a mini heatwave. Temperatures soared to 28.8ºC, with a potential next week to go even higher and break all known August records on the Sunshine Coast hinterland. The synoptic pattern showing a slow moving large high off the mid-Queensland coast is responsible for bringing hot strong NW winds to the Ranges and is similar to the one in 2006 when on Friday August 25^th the temperature soared to 29.2ºC. Overnight temperatures are six degrees above the norm and relative humidity down as low as 35%.  Dew has been minimal and fire danger acute.

 Queensland is experiencing summer conditions in the finals days of winter, with record temperatures flagged and a high-fire-danger warning issued

Alice Springs has recorded its hottest August temperatures in almost three decades.

The mercury reached 35.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday, breaking the record of 34.7C set the previous day.

Mark Kersemakers, from the weather bureau, says the previous hottest August day was 34C in 1970.

He says the overnight temperatures have also been unseasonably high.