Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:09 PM EST on Monday 20 October 2025
Valid for Monday 20 October 2025 to Thursday 23 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
North West and Channel Country
Cancellation for the following areas:
Maranoa and Warrego
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 to the mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties increasing to the mid to high twenties over southwestern parts over the next few days.
The heat is expected to gradually build over the next few days before slowly contracting northwards later this week.
Although severe heatwave conditions have eased in the Maranoa and Warrego, temperatures remain elevated and are expected to peak over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include Quilpie and Windorah.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Tuesday 21 October 2025
Forecast
Dargal Road (26.5495°S, 148.7172°E, 319m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds N/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending N/NW in the middle of the day then tending N/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 38 to 43.
Forecast for Dargal Road (26.5495°S, 148.7172°E, 319m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary Minimum 19° 19° 23° 16° 16° 22° 19° Maximum 38° 40° 37° 37° 39° 39° 33° Chance of rain 5% 20% 20% 5% 10% 60% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High High 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 21
(km/h)16
(km/h)27
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)27
(km/h)27
(km/h)19
(km/h)28
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NE NNE N SSW SW S SW ENE WNW N WNW WSW WSW Relative humidity 44% 20% 39% 17% 33% 20% 24% 13% 26% 18% 35% 21% 31% 16% Dew point 16°C 11°C 14°C 10°C 12°C 10°C 6°C 4°C 8°C 10°C 16°C 12°C 8°C 4°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dargal Road (26.5495°S, 148.7172°E, 319m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:01am EST 5:25am EST 6:15pm EST 6:39pm EST 4:55am EST 6:03pm EST New moon
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days