Wet weather plagues southeast Queensland but drought continues in other parts of the state Hannah Astbury (front), from Townsville, and her teenage friends (left to right) Pamela Whittaker, Georgina Gabrielli, Tamara Astbury and Abbey Lammie are rugged up on the Victoria Bridge during a cold winter's Sunday in Brisbane. THE low that formed off the Fraser Coast and caused Sunday and Monday's grey skies and rain is moving further offshore. It is now about 350kms off the Sunshine Coast and will continue to move east over the next 24 hours, bureau of meteorology senior forecaster Peter Otto said. "Even though it will be cloudy tomorrow (Tuesday) people may wonder if it will mean rain but it will just be little periods of drizzle if anything," he said. " (The wet weather) is not going to last forever," Mr Otto said. Gale wind warnings are in place along the southeast coast. The heavy cloud cover on Sunday night acted as a blanket and kept temperatures in Brisbane at a top of 14C, 4C above average. Amberley and Archerfield were also 5C above their average thanks to the cloud cover overnight. While it may seem wet and damp outside, just 10mm of rain has fallen in Brisbane since 9am Sunday. The heaviest rainfall in the southeast was recorded at Steiglitz Wharf, near Jacobs Well, with 44mm falling in the 24 hours since 9am Sunday. Earlier, it was reported rain will linger along the southeast coast today with temperatures to hit a maximum of just 16C. Fresh and gusty winds along the coast and in Brisbane and Ipswich will keep temperatures down also. Ipswich is also expected to reach a top of 16C today. The wet weather is the result of a low pressure system that formed off the Fraser Coast late on Saturday night and began moving south yesterday. Temperatures will increase in Brisbane tomorrow to an expected top of 21C with just a few showers in the morning. Across the southeast temperatures will stay in the low 20s for the remainder of the working week with mostly clear skies. Wet conditions in Brisbane and the southeast coastal strip will start to clear on Tuesday and be replaced with warm weather by the end of the week. By Sunday afternoon, Coolangatta on the Gold Coast had recorded 225mm of rain for the month. A gale warning was issued on Sunday for Double Island Point to Coolangatta. Seas were expected to increase to 4m on Monday, with winds up to 65km/h. Further rain was predicted on Monday, depending on the location of a coastal low. The weather bureau expects it to drift south, bringing scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southeast and northern NSW. Isolated showers and patchy light rain are expected over the eastern Warrego and Maranoa and northern Wide Bay and Burnett. It is in stark contrast to parts of the north and west of the state, where Agriculture Minister John McVeigh has announced drought declarations for Barcoo and Winton shires and parts of Blackall Tambo and Maranoa. It brings to 18 the number of shires drought-declared. "There are also 42 individually drought-declared properties in seven other shires, taking the total area of the state drought-declared to more than 40 per cent," Mr McVeigh said. He said the Barcoo and Winton Shires had remained dry with high temperatures, low humidity and deteriorating pasture quality. Winton had received some rain but it had been too light for pasture growth. Producers in drought-declared areas could apply for help through the Drought Relief Assistance Scheme.