Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 12:49 PM EST on Thursday 30 October 2025
Valid for Thursday 30 October 2025 to Sunday 02 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country and North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
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 thirties to low forties, deceasing to high twenties to mid thirties over the North Tropical coasts and Tablelands district. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue throughout Cape York Peninsula over the coming days and expand to other parts of northern Queensland over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Aurukun, Coen, Kowanyama and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Friday 31 October 2025
Forecast
Bellenden Ker (17.2727°S, 145.9201°E, 14m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm early this evening. Winds E/NE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Forecast for Bellenden Ker (17.2727°S, 145.9201°E, 14m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 22° 23° 23° 21° 22° 22° 22° Maximum 32° 32° 32° 32° 32° 32° 31° Chance of rain 30% 50% 30% 10% 30% 50% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 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 3
(km/h)14
(km/h)5
(km/h)14
(km/h)5
(km/h)12
(km/h)5
(km/h)13
(km/h)7
(km/h)15
(km/h)4
(km/h)14
(km/h)5
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction E NE ENE ENE E E NE ENE NE NE ESE ENE ESE E Relative humidity 68% 71% 73% 68% 72% 65% 69% 63% 69% 63% 70% 67% 69% 64% Dew point 21°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 22°C 20°C 21°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bellenden Ker (17.2727°S, 145.9201°E, 14m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:16am EST 5:39am EST 6:21pm EST 6:43pm EST 12:16pm EST 12:48am EST 
1st quarter
First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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