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A slow-moving fire is burning near Betts Road at Enoggera, with authorities warning conditions could get worse quickly. ()
Queensland firefighters are responding to more than 100 incidents across the state, including a bushfire at Brisbane's Enoggera Reservior.
A Prepare to Leave advisory has been issued for residents near the slow-moving bushfire burning near Betts Road.
A broader Watch and Act warning is in place stretching from Mount Nebo Road, Betts Road and Camp Mountain Road.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued high fire danger ratings for most Queensland districts on Friday, with those conditions likely to persist on Saturday.
In Queensland's north a fire near Cape Palmerston National Park, about an hour south of Mackay, has been burning since Thursday morning.
Due to a wind change, police have advised residents and campers around Cape Palmerston to "stay clear" of the area until further notice.
The Queensland Fire Department said no properties had been impacted, and a bulldozer was brought in to strengthen containment lines.
Smoke has affected parts of Mackay and surrounding communities, with authorities advising people to close windows.
Meanwhile, hot conditions are pushing towards the state's north with Townsville recording its hottest October day in 67 years on Friday.
The north Queensland coastal city hit 36.4 degrees Celsius mid-morning on Friday, the hottest October day since 1958 when the mercury peaked at 37.1C.
It is Townsville's second-hottest October day on record.
Elsewhere, the heat has eased in central and southern Queensland after record-breaking temperatures on Thursday.
Rockhampton recorded its hottest October day since 2019, reaching 39C.
The same record was broken in Biloela, where the temperature soared to just shy of 38C.
Heat relief, sunny skies
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said there would be a reprieve in the hot October temperatures this weekend.
"We're expecting sunny days ahead across the state, but a little bit of relief in the temperatures," BOM meteorologist Jordi Cairol said.
"Temperatures in most of the state are going a few degrees lower than we have had in the past few days.
"The cool change will arrive north of Townsville a little bit later, maybe tomorrow.".
The end of the week has been comparatively mild in the west of the state, with temperatures in the low 30s.
Sunny conditions are predicted for the public holiday on Monday, with the chance of showers in the North Tropical Coast between Cairns and Townsville.
"We have a break for the next couple of days, but next week temperatures will start to increase again," Mr Cairol said.
ABC