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Brisbane skies dazzle in wake of thriller grand final

In the early hours of Sunday morning, the atmosphere flew a celebratory banner across Brisbane as overnight celebrations were continuing following a dominant AFL victory by the Brisbane Lions on Saturday night. 

The Lions sealed their second premiership title in a row, after defeating the Geelong Cats by 47 points. High-level jetstream cloud streamed over the city as the sun rose on Sunday.

 Animation: Jetstream cloud envelopes Brisbane early on Sunday following the AFL Grand Final win on Saturday night.

As the sun rose around half past five in the morning, the distant line of the leading edge of the high-level cloud could be seen approaching from the southwest. Within about an hour, the straight edge of the cloud was over the Brisbane area.

Image: By 6:30am local time the straight-edged jetstream cloud was just making its way over the area. This picture is from Archerfield Airport, facing northwest and parallel to the approaching cloud. Source: Bureau of Meteorology.

As the celebrations for Brisbanites continue throughout Sunday, the cloud should largely clear into the afternoon, with a top of 30 bringing a sunny spring day made for basking in glory. 

This spectacular cloud follows periods of smoke observed over southeast Queensland late last week, as hazard reduction burns were taking place.

Image: Himawari satellite image of smoke from largely controlled hazard reduction burns last Thursday, September 25th. 

After a thrilling AFL season, we now head into the warmer part of the year, ahead of the 2026 season starting next March. Be sure to check the Weatherzone forecasts on our website.