Brisbane residents will get an early taste of summer, with the city forecast to swelter through its warmest day since February.

But today's predicted maximum temperature of 36 degrees Celsius falls well short of the record November high of 41C set in 1913.

The Bureau of Meteorology said it would be Brisbane's hottest November day since it hosted the G20 Summit in 2014, when the mercury hit nearly 39C.

Forecaster Sam Campbell said the sea breeze was expected to stay east of the CBD, but if that changed, the temperature would end up about two degrees cooler.

"We're forecasting 36 degrees in Brisbane city, 38 degrees at Ipswich and around the bayside we're looking at 34 degrees," he said.

"We're going to have some hot, westerly winds developing during the afternoon and a dry air mass pushing in as well.

"The sea breeze could be a decisive factor in the temperature we reach."

The bureau said there was no major storm threat for Brisbane, but there could be one for the Gold Coast area.