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Monday 7th of April 9a.m. Sunny, cold and windy. Moderate 15 / 23kph WSW, Hg 40%, 21.6C / 70.9F headed for 25C / 77F. Sunny!
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A jellyfish floats at sunrise on a sunny day. (ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols)
Queenslanders can look forward to fine weather on Monday as the school holidays begin.
The Bureau of Meteorology predicts warm and sunny conditions across the state after weeks of heavy rainfall.
Senior forecaster Felim Hanniffy said no significant falls were forecast, except for a few showers in the Far North.
"For parts of the central and south-east, we'll see dry conditions for the first part of this week," he said.
"In fact, quite warm in the south-east tomorrow with a dry burst of westerlies.
"It's been a while since we've had that.
"Then we'll see the south-easterlies return up on the coast and bring more showers for that Tuesday and latter parts of the week."
Daytime maximum temperatures were forecast to be 30 degrees in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton, 29 degrees in Brisbane and the Gold and Sunshine coasts, and 33 degrees in Mount Isa.
Mr Hanniffy said major flood levels in the outback had peaked and the water was gradually moving into north-western NSW.
"Those rivers are slowly subsiding, but they're going to remain above the major flood level for several days yet," he said.
"A slow easing trend, but it's going to be a protracted flood event despite the fact that there's no rainfall on the forecast the next several days."
Major flood warnings remained for the Cape, Warrego, Paroo, Bulloo, Thomson, Barcoo, Diamantina, Georgina and Flinders rivers.
The far north, outback town of Normanton was the wettest spot in Queensland over the past 24 hours, with 70mm falling since 9am Sunday.
Some showers were predicted for Far North Queensland, particularly about Cooktown, Innisfail and Thursday Island.
The finer conditions will be welcomed by holiday-makers and tourism operators.
Students at Queensland and Victorian schools are now on a two-week break, while NSW holidays begin next weekend.
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Sunny conditions for Queensland as school holidays begin
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A jellyfish floats at sunrise on a sunny day. (ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols)
Queenslanders can look forward to fine weather on Monday as the school holidays begin.
The Bureau of Meteorology predicts warm and sunny conditions across the state after weeks of heavy rainfall.
Senior forecaster Felim Hanniffy said no significant falls were forecast, except for a few showers in the Far North.
"For parts of the central and south-east, we'll see dry conditions for the first part of this week," he said.
"In fact, quite warm in the south-east tomorrow with a dry burst of westerlies.
"It's been a while since we've had that.
"Then we'll see the south-easterlies return up on the coast and bring more showers for that Tuesday and latter parts of the week."
Daytime maximum temperatures were forecast to be 30 degrees in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton, 29 degrees in Brisbane and the Gold and Sunshine coasts, and 33 degrees in Mount Isa.
Mr Hanniffy said major flood levels in the outback had peaked and the water was gradually moving into north-western NSW.
"Those rivers are slowly subsiding, but they're going to remain above the major flood level for several days yet," he said.
"A slow easing trend, but it's going to be a protracted flood event despite the fact that there's no rainfall on the forecast the next several days."
Major flood warnings remained for the Cape, Warrego, Paroo, Bulloo, Thomson, Barcoo, Diamantina, Georgina and Flinders rivers.
The far north, outback town of Normanton was the wettest spot in Queensland over the past 24 hours, with 70mm falling since 9am Sunday.
Some showers were predicted for Far North Queensland, particularly about Cooktown, Innisfail and Thursday Island.
The finer conditions will be welcomed by holiday-makers and tourism operators.
Students at Queensland and Victorian schools are now on a two-week break, while NSW holidays begin next weekend.
