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Ben McBurney, 14 Apr 2013, 1:47 AM UTC

Warm and sunny for Brisbane after soaking rain

Warm and sunny for Brisbane after soaking rain
Brisbane can look forward to summer weather over the coming days after cool and rainy conditions over the past two days. A low pressure trough and associated low brought the Queensland capital's heaviest rain in over a month on Friday and Saturday. The city itself picked up 55mm over the last 48 hours, with some southern suburbs seeing close to 100mm. Brisbane has now already exceeded its average April rainfall, receiving 91mm compared to the long-term average of 67mm. If residents also thought it was a bit chilly yesterday, they could not be blamed. The city crept up to just 22 degrees, its coolest day since October and five degrees below average. Fortunately, generally sunnier and warmer weather is on the way as the low speeds south further into the Tasman Sea. Showers cleared rapidly late yesterday evening and gave way to mostly clear skies with only the odd light shower around. Today is likely to be one of the driest days the city will see this week. The mercury should reach 27 degrees with partly cloudy skies, a perfect day to get out to the beach or have a picnic. Into the working week the weather may become a little more unsettled, although it will remain warm with maxima averaging around 28 degrees until around Thursday. Showers are possible each day, with Tuesday and Wednesday likely to be the wettest days with thunderstorms a chance, mainly in the afternoon and evening. The warm weather looks like it will come to an end around Friday as a cool change moves through, causing onshore winds and a few showers into next weekend.
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