Lightning strikes are likely to spark fired as thunderstorms are forecasted for tinder-dry Queensland.
The state remains so dry that thunderstorms forecast for the weekend could bring lightening but no rain, a potential spark for more bushfires but no relief.
The Bureau of Meteorology national operations leader Richard Wardle says “In terms of the longer-range outlook for rainfall it is looking like it’s going to stay dry. We’ve had a very dry 2019 and we expect those very dry conditions to continue until 2020.”