Queenslanders are warned to expect spring and summer conditions similar to the La Ni event that brought widespread flooding to parts of the state in February.
The Bureau of Meteorology BOM briefed cabinet on the seasonal conditions ahead.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said it was likely that the state would see a mild bushfire season, but above average rainfall was set to continue.
She said that we are not expecting a big bushfire season, but we are expecting a wetter than normal spring.
These conditions could be similar to the conditions over the summer of this year. Ms Palaszczuk said the government would make sure councils across the state were prepared for more wet weather and were implementing recommendations from the last flooding event.
The outlook was applied to the whole state, and could not be pinpointed more specifically, according to Laura Boekel, BOM meteorologist.
She said that all of Queensland should be aware of the increased chance of above average rainfall this season.
If we couple what we have seen in the winter, which is a lot of moisture and grounds remaining wet and not drying up, with the forecast of an above average season, that means we could see quite a bit of flooding across Queensland.
The fact that we are expecting to see quite a bit of rainfall is something that all of Queensland should be aware of. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Greg Leach said while the bushfire season is normal, those in regional parts of the state need to be prepared for grassfires.
He said that our modelling shows that we're likely to experience a normal bushfire season.
We're not likely to see the extensive bushfires in 2018 but we're going to see a lot of grassfire activity in some parts of the state.
The recent rainfall has resulted in a significant amount of grass load growth through western, central and southern parts of Queensland, and the frosts we've seen in recent weeks has dried off much of that vegetation. He said rural brigades had mobilised to complete 133 hazard reduction burns totalling nearly 60,000 hectares.
Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan urged people in regional Queensland to be prepared for the possibility of grassfires.
There is still a chance for people in the north and central and west to experience grassfires. You need to be prepared for that season.