The city peaked at 35.1 degrees at 12:20pm yesterday, the highest temperature since the late August heatwave last year. This is also the highest January temperature since 2005.

Temperatures soared right across southeast Queensland. Amberley hit 37 degrees at 12:55pm, while the Gold Coast reached 38 degrees at 12:40pm.

"Today’s heat has been brought in from the interior by northwesterly winds ahead of a trough making its way across eastern Queensland," WeatherZone meteorologist Matt Pearce said.

"This trough may trigger a few isolated storms this afternoon over southeast Queensland, but a drier change pushing in from the southwest will mean that these storms will be less widespread than yesterday."

A sea breeze has now developed in Brisbane City, dropping the temperature to 33 degrees. However, very high humidity levels ahead of the change are keeping the atmosphere feeling sticky.

"Temperatures will drop tomorrow in the wake of the change. We are only looking at a top of 31 degrees in the city," Pearce said.