Wild storms have knocked out power for thousands of homes and businesses in Queensland and Victoria, with some affected areas now being warned to brace for searing temperatures and fire danger.

In southeast Queensland, energy provider Energex recorded 65,000 outages at one point on Sunday. Powercor in Melbourne had 28,485 outages.

Data from the Victorian SES shows 536 people called the volunteer brigade for help, and about the same time 100km/h wind gusts and 5cm hailstones were lashing parts of Brisbane.

Queenslanders and residents of northern NSW are now being warned to prepare for heatwave and bushfire conditions to start the new week.

Areas either side of the border are forecast for extreme fire danger due to hot and dry conditions, with the chance of a thunderstorm on Monday.

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