Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:31 PM EST on Thursday 30 January 2025
Valid for Thursday 30 January 2025 to Saturday 01 February 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country and North West
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 high thirties about the Gulf coast and in the low to mid forties elsewhere, with overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will peak today before easing into the weekend as milder easterly winds extend across the area. Locations likely to be impacted include Urandangi.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Friday 31 January 2025
Forecast
Croydon (18.2051°S, 142.2494°E, 125m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the N, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming E/SE 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 35 to 43.
Forecast for Croydon (18.2051°S, 142.2494°E, 125m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 26° 26° 26° 24° 25° 25° 26° Maximum 37° 35° 32° 31° 32° 31° 29° Chance of rain 20% 40% 80% 90% 80% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 20-40mm 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 14
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)20
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE E E ENE NE NE NE NE NNE Relative humidity 60% 36% 58% 43% 68% 55% 75% 65% 78% 67% 82% 71% 87% 81% Dew point 22°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Croydon (18.2051°S, 142.2494°E, 125m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:54am EST 6:17am EST 7:12pm EST 7:35pm EST 7:40am EST 8:38pm EST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Feb 05 Full moon Feb 13 Last quarter Feb 21 New moon Feb 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
