Another scorcher in Qld, but relief near

Queenslanders in the grip of a heatwave are set to endure another day of blistering conditions before conditions cool on Sunday.

Another top of 34C is forecast for Brisbane on Saturday, which is five degrees above the average maximum for this time of year.

Slightly cooler conditions are expected on the Gold Coast, while temperatures of around 40C are tipped in the state's southwest.

But the Bureau of Meteorology says cooler conditions are expected in southern and central Queensland on Sunday.

Showers are forecast for the coast and storms are possible in inland areas, meteorologist Sean Fitzgerald said.

Mr Fitzgerald said the cool change would provide much-needed relief from what had been a humid and lengthy heatwave.

There had been little reprieve from the blistering heat with high night time temperatures since Wednesday night, he added.