Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:31 PM EST on Saturday 08 November 2025
Valid for Saturday 08 November 2025 to Tuesday 11 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula
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 and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties about Cape York Peninsula.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to ease from mid week as showers and thunderstorms develop and maximum temperatures ease. Locations likely to be impacted include Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 09 November 2025
Forecast
Dauan (10.6819°S, 142.1905°E, 140m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers S of Palmerville, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm S of Coen in the evening. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Dauan (10.6819°S, 142.1905°E, 140m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary
Minimum 26° 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° Maximum 33° 33° 32° 32° 31° 31° 32° Chance of rain 5% 30% 40% 50% 40% 80% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 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 19
(km/h)28
(km/h)18
(km/h)27
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)20
(km/h)23
(km/h)30
(km/h)26
(km/h)27
(km/h)20
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction ESE E SE E SE E ESE E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE Relative humidity 63% 60% 67% 64% 69% 66% 68% 67% 67% 65% 65% 61% 68% 63% Dew point 22°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 24°C 23°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dauan (10.6819°S, 142.1905°E, 140m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:36am EST 5:58am EST 6:31pm EST 6:53pm EST 10:35pm EST 9:15am EST
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days