The Latest Breaking News from Harry Clark

Temperatures are well above average today for parts of South East Queensland and New South Wales but records are yet to tumble, as a low-intensity heatwave encumbers the region, while extreme fire danger is forecast for New South Wales.

The bureau is watching a tropical low in Gulf Country, with severe thunderstorms also forecast for the state's south.

It is another frosty start to the day across parts of Queensland with the Bureau of Meteorology saying below average temperatures are expected to last until mid-next week.

Residents of the Darling Downs region are being urged to prepare for a day of fairly active thunderstorms as a trough in Western Queensland deepens and moves east, bringing rainfall and possible hail.

Flooding claims the lives of two people in south-east Queensland as authorities urge people to prepare for dangerous weather conditions to continue well into Sunday.

Almost 280 millimetres of rain hits parts of north Queensland in just three hours overnight in intense falls brought by a monsoonal trough, with more downpours expected today.