Brisbane weather forecast promises hot finish to 2013 Feeling hot, hot, hot? Just wait for Sunday. While the mercury won't drop below 32 degrees across Brisbane and the Gold and Sunshine Coasts on Saturday, Sunday is set to be the one of the hottest days of the year. Brisbane is predicted to hit 37 degrees, while Ipswich will top 40. Sea breezes will help temper the heat for the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, which will make for a slightly more bearable 33 degrees. The sweltering is due to start early - Saturday night is expected to reach at least 22 degrees across the south east, with the heat hitting early and hard on Sunday morning. Weatherzone meteorologist Ben McBurney said there was unlikely to be any afternoon relief. "Most of the storms will be further west than the coast, the Sunshine and Gold Coasts" hinterlands will be more likely to see storms; likewise for the western suburbs of Brisbane - I think there will be a pretty slim chance of them hitting the coast," he said. We have on-shore winds on the coast which are creating more stable conditions - the sea breeze creates less warm air. Storms need hot, humid air and the sea breeze on the coast creates a cooling effect, which is not ideal for storms. We also have upper-level steering winds, which are favouring storms which move south to north rather than west to east. Most storms will stay along the hinterland areas then, or at least west of the coast. Looking forward and while La Nina may have moved on, forecasters are still expecting an average cyclone season across the nation, because of warmer waters across Australia generally. In Queensland, rainfall is expected to be a little above average for what is left of summer, with the rain continuing into the cooler months, making for a wet autumn. Weatherzone is owned by Fairfax Media, publisher of this website.