Brisbane residents woke up to a cold snap on Saturday, with a maximum temperature of 24 degrees forecast.
The temperature is expected to remain cool on Sunday and Monday before rising again.
“It’s quite a bit cooler with all the cloud around, and there’s still a fair bit of shower activity,” meteorologist Daniel Hayes said.
“It will be pretty similar for today and tomorrow. We should start to see the skies clearing a little bit early next week, and we’ll see those temperatures warming up again.
“We’re still likely to see shower activity around today, and potentially increasing again tomorrow.”
Hayes said Sunday could see “rain rather than showers, at least for a period”, with 20 to 30 millimetres possible across parts of the city.
The showers were expected to continue on Monday morning before easing to a dry afternoon.
“After that, there’s very little activity expected for the rest of next week,” Hayes said.
Temperatures will warm up from Tuesday, but will remain at or below average.
“We’re back to around 29 degrees from Tuesday onwards, and then we sit around 30 to 31 through until the end of next week,” Hayes said.
Heavy rain and storms hit Brisbane on Thursday evening, bringing an end to the severe heat that had hung over the city for much of the week.
The temperature in Brisbane city hit 35 degrees on Thursday, while Ipswich residents sweltered through 37 degrees. On Friday, temperatures dropped by almost 10 degrees.
A flood watch is in place for south-east Queensland, with rapid river rises possible in areas that receive the heaviest rainfall.
Catchments that may be affected include the Logan and Albert rivers, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast rivers and creeks, and the Burnett, Mary, Noosa, Pine and Caboolture rivers.
The Upper Brisbane River may be impacted, though the affected portion of the lower section will be contained to the Brewer River, and Warrill, Lockyer, Laidley, Ipswich and Brisbane creeks.
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