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Queenslanders in the southern part of the state are waking to another frosty morning on Friday, but warmer temperatures are on the horizon.

Bureau of Meteorology's (BOM) Daniel Hayes said cooler temperatures were possible for Friday across the south and south-west, including the Darling Downs and parts of the Maranoa and the Warrego.

Mr Hayes said it would be "another fairly cool start to the day" as the minimum temperatures were forecast to reach 2 degrees Celsius or lower on Friday.

Applethorpe in the Granite Belt and Roma in the Maranoa had the coldest starts in the state, getting down to 0.3C. 

Mr Hayes said temperatures would only slightly warm over the weekend.

"At this stage, the cooler temperatures will be easing as we head into the weekend and the winds will be dropping off," he said.

"It will be generally warmer over the weekend, but we're not talking by large amounts, mostly around about 2, maybe 3 degrees warmer for the maximums and minimums."'

Brisbane is set to reach a top of 23 degrees on Friday, while it will be cooler inland with 18 degrees forecast for Toowoomba and 17 degrees expected in Stanthorpe.

Townsville will hit a top of 26 degrees, while Mount Isa will reach 27 degrees on Friday.

Cool start to winter

Gold Coast residents Peter and Lauraine Robinson have been travelling in their van across south-west Queensland, stopping at Warwick on Wednesday night.

Sporting a pair of shorts on Thursday, Mr Robinson said it was a cold start, but he enjoyed the lower temperatures, unlike his wife.

"She doesn't like the cold as much as I do, but we put the diesel heater on in the van, so it wasn't as cold," Mr Robinson said.

"We've got the gear, so we should be right."

No chance of snow

Mr Hayes said a high-pressure system that was shifting through coastal areas could bring a few showers, but nothing significant enough to bring snow.

"We're really not expecting to see anything significant into the [Darling] Downs and so forth, maybe a few little showers in the far east and around that Granite Belt area, but if they occur, they are likely to be very light and those showers would occur after we see the temperatures being a bit warmer," he said.

"Even though we've got some cold temperatures around over the next couple of days, it won't be quite as cold when we have that chance of some showers, so no chance of any snow or anything through Queensland."

Mr Hayes said the cooler weather would return next week from Tuesday through to Thursday.

A gale warning remains in place for the Gold Coast, while a strong wind warning has been issued for the Capricornia to the Sunshine Coast.