Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:59 PM EST on Saturday 20 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 20 December 2025 to Tuesday 23 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the low to high thirties, reaching the low forties about western parts of the Darling Downs and Granite Belt, with overnight minimum temperatures in high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are likely to ease late next week, reaching a peak this weekend and the early part of next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Beaudesert, Boonah, Caboolture, Caloundra, Esk, Goondiwindi, Ipswich, Stanthorpe and Warwick.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 21 December 2025
Forecast
Balgowan (27.2479°S, 151.6952°E, 436m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds N 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 25 with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 42.
Forecast for Balgowan (27.2479°S, 151.6952°E, 436m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary
Minimum 18° 19° 22° 19° 19° 18° 17° Maximum 37° 37° 32° 32° 35° 32° 29° Chance of rain 5% 40% 70% 60% 50% 60% 60% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High Moderate High - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 13
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)22
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)15
(km/h)18
(km/h)23
(km/h)23
(km/h)28
(km/h)32
(km/h)Wind direction NNW NE NNW NW WNW W SE NE W WSW E ESE ESE E Relative humidity 51% 27% 58% 29% 65% 63% 80% 60% 68% 31% 68% 48% 73% 54% Dew point 18°C 14°C 20°C 15°C 22°C 23°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 15°C 19°C 19°C 18°C 18°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Balgowan (27.2479°S, 151.6952°E, 436m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:28am EST 4:55am EST 6:47pm EST 7:14pm EST 5:26am EST 7:58pm EST
Waxing crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days