The weather bureau is warning hot conditions across Queensland today could cause fires in the south and severe thunderstorms in the north.
Brisbane is expected to hit 35 degrees Celsius, while Cairns, Rockhampton and Mt Isa are all predicted to reach 34C today.
The Bureau of Meteorology's (BOM) senior forecaster Kimba Wong said Queensland's weather was a "tale of two stories", with dry heat in the south and humid heat up north.