Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Severe Weather Warning
for Heavy, Locally Intense Rainfall
for Southeast Coast and parts of Wide Bay and Burnett and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts.
Issued at 10:56 pm Thursday, 12 February 2026.
HEAVY, LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL OVER SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND FROM LATE THURSDAY EVENING.
Weather Situation
A southerly wind change will move into the South East Coast overnight Thursday into Friday morning, before stalling over southern Wide Bay and Burnett during Friday afternoon/evening. Meanwhile, an approaching mid-level trough combines with high atmospheric moisture and humid onshore flow to produce persistent rainfall over parts of the South East Coast, southern Wide Bay and Burnett and eastern Darling Downs and Granite Belt from Thursday evening.
HEAVY, LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL for the following areas:
Wide Bay and Burnett, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast
HEAVY, LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL which may lead to DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING is forecast to develop about the South East Coast from late Thursday evening, extending inland to southern Wide Bay and Burnett and eastern Darling Downs and Granite Belt during Friday morning. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 50 to 90 mm are likely, with isolated higher falls to around 150 mm possible, reaching up to 200 mm near the coast.
A separate Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be issued if VERY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS with INTENSE RAINFALL are detected.
Separate Flood Watches and/or Warnings are current at the time of issue. Please check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts for latest information.
Locations which may be affected include Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Brisbane, Dalby, Kingaroy, Caboolture, Caloundra, Ipswich, Gatton, Cleveland, Cherbourg, Jimboomba and Kilcoy.
Emergency services advise people to:
* If you have children make sure they are with you or an adult you trust.
* Park your car undercover away from trees.
* Close doors and windows.
* Keep asthma medications close by. Storms and wind can trigger asthma attacks.
* Charge mobile phones and power banks in case the power goes out.
* Put your pets somewhere safe and make sure they can be identified in case they get lost.
* Do not drive now unless you have to because conditions are dangerous.
* Tell friends, family and neighbours in the area.
* Go inside a strong building now. Stay inside until the storm has passed.
The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 5:00 am AEST Friday.
Check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts. Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and emergency services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
Forecast
Bonshaw (29.0218°S, 151.3053°E, 339m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm. Heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding possible. Winds E 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 29.
Forecast for Bonshaw (29.0218°S, 151.3053°E, 339m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 21° 18° 16° 15° 15° 16° 18° Maximum 23° 21° 19° 26° 28° 30° 31° Chance of rain 60% 90% 90% 10% 10% 40% 40% Likely amount 1-5mm 20-40mm 10-20mm < 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 25
(km/h)24
(km/h)23
(km/h)20
(km/h)16
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(km/h)12
(km/h)7
(km/h)3
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(km/h)6
(km/h)Wind direction E ESE ESE ESE ESE E ESE E E NNE NE W NE NW Relative humidity 69% 64% 73% 71% 87% 76% 67% 41% 67% 38% 72% 38% 61% 37% Dew point 16°C 16°C 14°C 15°C 15°C 14°C 13°C 12°C 14°C 12°C 15°C 14°C 16°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bonshaw (29.0218°S, 151.3053°E, 339m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:09am EDT 6:34am EDT 7:44pm EDT 8:09pm EDT 2:03am EDT 4:54pm EDT
Waning crescent
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
Warnings
- Severe Weather Warning (Heavy, Locally Intense Rainfall) for Southeast Coast & parts of Wide Bay & Burnett & Darling Downs & Granite Belt
- Severe Weather Warning (Heavy, Locally Intense Rainfall) for Southeast Coast & parts of Wide Bay & Burnett & Darling Downs & Granite Belt
- Final Flood Warning For The Isaac River
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days