Queensland local weather

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms in the northwest and over northern Cape York Peninsula. Isolated to scattered showers in eastern districts between Cooktown and Townsville. Isolated showers and the chance of a thunderstorm in the southeast near the NSW border. Clear elsewhere. Light to moderate northeast to southeasterly winds, turning northwest to northeasterly in southern Queensland and the western interior. Winds fresh at times in the southwest and the western interior. Severe heatwave conditions in the northwest.