Brisbane had quiet winter weather on Thursday. Dawn temperatures stayed between 15 and 22 degrees Celsius. Southeast suburbs got scattered rain and strong winds from the northeast. Air currents hit up to 25 kilometers per hour in certain areas.
Haze covered southeast Queensland early. It hit the Pacific Motorway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast hard. Visibility dropped quickly. Drivers slowed down and holds started. Authorities monitored the roads and advised motorists to slow down. This pattern should persist through the afternoon.