Much of Queensland's south has been hotter than average this Sunday, as much as five-to-10 degrees above average, the hottest day in a few years in some places.

As of about 1:30pm local time, it has been the hottest day in -

3 years at Greenbank (38.5 degrees), Archerfield (36.8 and Tin Can Bay (36.8),

2 years at Roma (41.4), Miles (40.6), Dalby (39.7), Oakey (38.3), Nambour (37.4), Maryborough (36.7) and Toowoomba (35.7),

and 16 months in Goondiwindi (39.7), Beerburrum (37.2) and Brisbane (35.7)

Whilst temperatures may have been the highest in this long, it hasn't felt as hot as nine days ago, at least for some. On Friday the 3rd of February in Brisbane CBD the feels-like temperature reached 38 degrees, whereas today it has so far only reached 37 degrees. It largely comes down to humidity, lower today compared with two Fridays ago. And today's lower humidity is partly a by-product of the offshore Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle which had caused the wind to turn more westerly (off the land) once it had moved south of Brisbane's latitude.

Anticipated temperatures and wind direction across southern Queensland for Sunday afternoon.

Looking ahead, the wind will turn more easterly tomorrow in the state's southeast, blowing off the relatively cool water. However, this cooler wind change looks like also being a humid one, making relief a very gradual process. The humidity will make Brisbane feel as hot as about 35 degrees on Monday and about 31 degrees on Tuesday despite maximum temperatures being three-to-four degrees lower than that.