“We get warm weather normally associated with highs and we will geta change come through and the winds will swing around and it will cool down.”

The Gold Coast will be slightly cooler and is expected to hit about 31 degrees on Christmas Day.

Rain and thunderstorms will hit the south-east in the early afternoon with Brisbane’s south-west expected to be the worst impacted.

Mr Banks said from early afternoon storm activity would start on the ranges south of Toowoomba and the border ranges of northern New South Wales.

“Then we will see that activity ramp up through the evening,” he said.

“Potentially there is some severe storms likely in that area, not so much the Brisbane metropolitan area.

“Anywhere south-west of Ipswich, places like Warick, Stanthorpe Boonah and Beaudesert are probably going to see some thunderstorms and a potential for some of them to be severe.”

The Brisbane area will likely get some rain or thunderstorms in the evening but Mr Banks said it was not likely they would be severe.

“It will be nice to get some rain, as long as it’s not too dramatic, some rain to cool things down would be nice,” he said.

Boxing Day will bring a much-needed cool change, with temperatures predicted to drop about five or six degrees.