Tens of thousands of homes remain without power after destructive storms, as south-east Queensland swelters through another scorcher with Brisbane expected to reach 37 degrees today.

Hailstones the size of golf balls and wind gusts reaching 96 kilometres per hour were recorded after a severe thunderstorm tore through south-east Queensland on Sunday evening.

Almost 25,000 homes remain without power on Monday, after more than 70,000 were impacted.

Some Brisbane schools have also been forced to close due to power outages, including Stuartholme School near Toowong, which announced on social media it would remain shut today after losing power overnight. Centenary State High School in Jindalee and Ipswich West Special School are also closed.

Severe heatwave conditions will persist across the

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