Queensland Braces for Tropical Cyclone Maila

0:00It's April 5th. This is Sydney News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Queensland's East Coast is in for scattered showers this week thanks to those south easterly winds pushing in from the sea. Inland areas they mostly dry, while a marine wind warning stretches from cook town all the way down to the new South Wales border. Meanwhile, forecasters at the Bureau of Meteorology have their eyes locked on tropical cyclone Mailla brewing in the Solomon Sea. It's picking up strength and could hit category 3 by Monday, but its track toward Queensland is still up in the air. Holiday crowds and folks on school break should catch some breaks in the rain, with temps running a bit above the April average, especially down. South. Coastal spots face strong winds from the Gold Coast North to cook town, but those should ease up around Wednesday. It's late in the cyclone season, yet April ties with December as a prime time for these systems in the Coral Sea. The last one to cross the Queensland coast this month was Ida back in 2014, so it's

1:01not out of the question. We'll keep track of Mailla as models update, but for now pack that range jacket if you're beach bound and stay tuned for any shifts.