Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:33 PM EST on Sunday 02 November 2025
Valid for Sunday 02 November 2025 to Wednesday 05 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands and Central Coast and Whitsundays
Cancellation for the following areas:
Herbert and Lower Burdekin and Gulf Country
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 with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Gulf Country and Herbert and Lower Burdekin districts, and are expected to contract northwards to the Cape York Peninsula by mid week as a milder southerly change extends northwards over the remainder of the state. Locations likely to be impacted include Aurukun, Hope Vale and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Monday 03 November 2025
Forecast
Bartle Frere (17.4484°S, 145.8843°E, 22m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the S in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 36.
Forecast for Bartle Frere (17.4484°S, 145.8843°E, 22m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 22° 23° 22° 22° 22° 21° 21° Maximum 33° 31° 32° 32° 31° 32° 32° Chance of rain 40% 50% 40% 50% 60% 30% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 9
(km/h)17
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(km/h)13
(km/h)7
(km/h)13
(km/h)6
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)7
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(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NE ESE ESE SE E E E ESE ESE E E E E Relative humidity 70% 65% 75% 67% 72% 64% 70% 64% 72% 64% 67% 61% 67% 61% Dew point 22°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 21°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bartle Frere (17.4484°S, 145.8843°E, 22m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:14am EST 5:37am EST 6:23pm EST 6:45pm EST 4:01pm EST 3:26am EST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
