Perfect weather ahead

FOLLOWING three days of summer-like storms, spring has well and truly arrived with the coming week expected to be full of glorious Noosa days.
The Bureau of Meteorology predicts top temperatures will stay around 26 degrees with only a 10 per cent chance of rain next Wednesday and Thursday.
For the coming long weekend full of finals football, the Floating Land Festival and Classic Car Show, event-goers can expect a top of 25 on Saturday, a top of 26 on Sunday and a top of 27 on Monday to round out the long weekend.
While many of us will be excited to get out into the sun to top-up vitamin D levels that may have depleted throughout winter, the Cancer Council is warning beach-goers to be safe this coming summer.
Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift said Queensland may be the Sunshine State but we have the highest rates of skin cancer in the world.
“The majority of Queenslanders only need a few minutes of sun exposure on most days,” she said.
The Cancer Council said it’s important to remember exposure to harmful UV radiation between 10am and 2pm can significantly increase a person’s risk of skin cancer.
“Queenslanders only need a small amount of sun exposure to receive adequate vitamin D, and most people get it through typical outdoor day-to-day activities,” she said.
“Just five or six minutes of sunshine is adequate exposure to maintain healthy vitamin D levels.”
So swap the tanning oil for a beach umbrella, slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat and enjoy the beautiful Noosa weekend to come.