Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:37 PM EST on Sunday 25 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 25 January 2026 to Wednesday 28 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing to the high thirties and low forties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue and extend through most of southern QLD and are expected to persist well into this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Charleville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Longreach, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah and Toowoomba.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Monday 26 January 2026
Forecast
Balmoral (27.4557°S, 153.0672°E, 50m AMSL) Balmoral,QLD set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Balmoral 7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening.
Forecast for Balmoral (27.4557°S, 153.0672°E, 50m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 24° 24° 21° 21° 21° 21° 22° Maximum 36° 31° 32° 30° 31° 30° 33° Chance of rain 10% 10% 20% 40% 30% 50% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Very High High Very High Very High High Moderate Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - 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 12
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)26
(km/h)16
(km/h)24
(km/h)21
(km/h)29
(km/h)23
(km/h)27
(km/h)16
(km/h)21
(km/h)9
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction WNW ENE SE ESE S ESE SSE ESE SSE SE SSE ESE ESE ENE Relative humidity 64% 44% 62% 57% 52% 47% 60% 54% 58% 51% 62% 53% 62% 54% Dew point 21°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 17°C 18°C 18°C 19°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 21°C 21°C First light 4:50am 4:51am 4:52am 4:52am 4:53am 4:54am 4:55am Sunrise 5:15am 5:16am 5:17am 5:18am 5:19am 5:19am 5:20am Sunset 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:44pm 6:44pm 6:43pm 6:43pm 6:42pm Last light 7:11pm 7:10pm 7:10pm 7:09pm 7:09pm 7:08pm 7:07pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Balmoral (27.4557°S, 153.0672°E, 50m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:50am EST 5:15am EST 6:45pm EST 7:11pm EST 12:08pm EST 11:10pm EST 
1st quarter
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 Balmoral sun & moon times
MondayFirst light4:50am
ESTSunrise5:15am
ESTSunset6:45pm
ESTLast light7:11pm
ESTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseMon
12:08pm
ESTMoon setMon
11:10pm
ESTFirst quarterFirst quarter Mon
Jan 26
Full moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
Last quarterLast quarter Mon
Feb 09
New moonNew moon Tue
Feb 17
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Sun 2:37pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDSun 2:37pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:37 PM EST on Sunday 25 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 25 January 2026 to Wednesday 28 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing to the high thirties and low forties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue and extend through most of southern QLD and are expected to persist well into this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Charleville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Longreach, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah and Toowoomba.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Monday 26 January 2026Sun 2:37pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:37 PM EST on Sunday 25 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 25 January 2026 to Wednesday 28 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing to the high thirties and low forties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue and extend through most of southern QLD and are expected to persist well into this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Charleville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Longreach, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah and Toowoomba.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Monday 26 January 2026Sun 2:37pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:37 PM EST on Sunday 25 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 25 January 2026 to Wednesday 28 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing to the high thirties and low forties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue and extend through most of southern QLD and are expected to persist well into this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Charleville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Longreach, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah and Toowoomba.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Monday 26 January 2026Sun 2:37pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:37 PM EST on Sunday 25 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 25 January 2026 to Wednesday 28 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing to the high thirties and low forties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue and extend through most of southern QLD and are expected to persist well into this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Charleville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Longreach, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah and Toowoomba.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Monday 26 January 2026Sun 2:37pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:37 PM EST on Sunday 25 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 25 January 2026 to Wednesday 28 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing to the high thirties and low forties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue and extend through most of southern QLD and are expected to persist well into this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Charleville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Longreach, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah and Toowoomba.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Monday 26 January 2026Sun 2:37pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:37 PM EST on Sunday 25 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 25 January 2026 to Wednesday 28 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing to the high thirties and low forties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue and extend through most of southern QLD and are expected to persist well into this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Charleville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Longreach, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah and Toowoomba.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Monday 26 January 2026Sun 2:37pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:37 PM EST on Sunday 25 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 25 January 2026 to Wednesday 28 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing to the high thirties and low forties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue and extend through most of southern QLD and are expected to persist well into this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Charleville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Longreach, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah and Toowoomba.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Monday 26 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Monday Monday 36 1 Tuesday Tuesday 31 2 Wednesday Wednesday 32 3 Thursday Thursday 30 4 Friday Friday 31 5 Saturday Saturday 30 6 Sunday Sunday 33 7 Sunday Sunday 33 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Monday Monday 0 1 Tuesday Tuesday 0 2 Wednesday Wednesday 0 3 Thursday Thursday 0 4 Friday Friday 0 5 Saturday Saturday 5 6 Sunday Sunday 0 7 Sunday Sunday 0
