IDQ10090 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland South East Coast District Forecast Issued at 8:57 am EST on Sunday 21 December 2025 for the period until midnight EST Wednesday 24 December 2025. Warning Information For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts. Weather Situation A high northwest of New Zealand extends a weak ridge along the east coast. A tropical low (07U) will drift inland over the southwestern Gulf of Carpentaria and linger for the next few days, enhancing rainfall across far northwestern Queensland and assisting the monsoon trough to form near the base of the Top End towards the middle of next week. Another trough will enter the southwest of the state late on Sunday and move slowly move east during the early days of next week, drawing deep tropical moisture southward across most of the state. Forecast for the rest of Sunday 21 December Sunny. Winds north to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 31 to 36. Beaudesert Sunny. Max 36 Brisbane Sunny. Max 33 Gatton Sunny. Max 37 Ipswich Sunny. Max 36 Logan Central Sunny. Max 33 Maroochydore Sunny. Max 31 Redcliffe Sunny. Max 32 Surfers Paradise Sunny. Max 33 Fire Danger: Moderate Sun protection 7:20am to 4:00pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Forecast for Monday 22 December Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the north in the late afternoon and evening. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwesterly in the early morning then tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 38. Beaudesert Partly cloudy. Min 21 Max 38 Brisbane Partly cloudy. Min 23 Max 34 Gatton Partly cloudy. Min 21 Max 39 Ipswich Partly cloudy. Min 21 Max 38 Logan Central Partly cloudy. Min 21 Max 33 Maroochydore Partly cloudy. Min 22 Max 32 Redcliffe Partly cloudy. Min 22 Max 33 Surfers Paradise Partly cloudy. Min 22 Max 34 Forecast for Tuesday 23 December Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to northwesterly during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 35. Beaudesert Showers. Storm. Min 23 Max 33 Brisbane Showers. Storm. Min 25 Max 33 Gatton Showers. Storm. Min 24 Max 35 Ipswich Showers. Storm. Min 24 Max 35 Logan Central Showers. Storm. Min 23 Max 33 Maroochydore Showers. Possible storm. Min 23 Max 32 Redcliffe Showers. Possible storm. Min 23 Max 32 Surfers Paradise Showers. Possible storm. Min 23 Max 32 Forecast for Wednesday 24 December Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Beaudesert Shower or two. Min 21 Max 29 Brisbane Showers. Min 23 Max 28 Gatton Shower or two. Min 22 Max 31 Ipswich Showers. Min 22 Max 30 Logan Central Shower or two. Min 21 Max 29 Maroochydore Showers. Possible storm. Min 21 Max 28 Redcliffe Showers. Possible storm. Min 22 Max 28 Surfers Paradise Shower or two. Min 21 Max 29 The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:15 pm EST Sunday. * Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532). Users of these web pages are deemed to have read and accepted the conditions described in the Copyright, Disclaimer, and Privacy statements (http://www.bom.gov.au/other/copyright.shtml).