Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:40 PM EST on Wednesday 22 October 2025
Valid for Wednesday 22 October 2025 to Saturday 25 October 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
Cancellation for the following areas:
Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego

Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.

Maximum temperatures in the low to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.

Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change extends across the state early next week.

A milder southerly change moving over the Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego today will lead to an easing in the Severe Heatwave conditions through these districts. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Cloncurry, Croydon, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton, Richmond and Springsure.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Thursday 23 October 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:40 PM EST on Wednesday 22 October 2025
Valid for Wednesday 22 October 2025 to Saturday 25 October 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
Cancellation for the following areas:
Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego

Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.

Maximum temperatures in the low to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.

Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change extends across the state early next week.

A milder southerly change moving over the Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego today will lead to an easing in the Severe Heatwave conditions through these districts. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Cloncurry, Croydon, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton, Richmond and Springsure.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Thursday 23 October 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:40 PM EST on Wednesday 22 October 2025
Valid for Wednesday 22 October 2025 to Saturday 25 October 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
Cancellation for the following areas:
Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego

Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.

Maximum temperatures in the low to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.

Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change extends across the state early next week.

A milder southerly change moving over the Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego today will lead to an easing in the Severe Heatwave conditions through these districts. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Cloncurry, Croydon, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton, Richmond and Springsure.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Thursday 23 October 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:40 PM EST on Wednesday 22 October 2025
Valid for Wednesday 22 October 2025 to Saturday 25 October 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
Cancellation for the following areas:
Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego

Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.

Maximum temperatures in the low to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.

Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change extends across the state early next week.

A milder southerly change moving over the Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego today will lead to an easing in the Severe Heatwave conditions through these districts. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Cloncurry, Croydon, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton, Richmond and Springsure.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Thursday 23 October 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:40 PM EST on Wednesday 22 October 2025
Valid for Wednesday 22 October 2025 to Saturday 25 October 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
Cancellation for the following areas:
Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego

Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.

Maximum temperatures in the low to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.

Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change extends across the state early next week.

A milder southerly change moving over the Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego today will lead to an easing in the Severe Heatwave conditions through these districts. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Cloncurry, Croydon, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton, Richmond and Springsure.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Thursday 23 October 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:40 PM EST on Wednesday 22 October 2025
Valid for Wednesday 22 October 2025 to Saturday 25 October 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
Cancellation for the following areas:
Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego

Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.

Maximum temperatures in the low to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.

Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change extends across the state early next week.

A milder southerly change moving over the Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego today will lead to an easing in the Severe Heatwave conditions through these districts. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Cloncurry, Croydon, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton, Richmond and Springsure.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Thursday 23 October 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:40 PM EST on Wednesday 22 October 2025
Valid for Wednesday 22 October 2025 to Saturday 25 October 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
Cancellation for the following areas:
Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego

Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.

Maximum temperatures in the low to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.

Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change extends across the state early next week.

A milder southerly change moving over the Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego today will lead to an easing in the Severe Heatwave conditions through these districts. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Cloncurry, Croydon, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton, Richmond and Springsure.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Thursday 23 October 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:40 PM EST on Wednesday 22 October 2025
Valid for Wednesday 22 October 2025 to Saturday 25 October 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
Cancellation for the following areas:
Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego

Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.

Maximum temperatures in the low to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.

Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change extends across the state early next week.

A milder southerly change moving over the Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego today will lead to an easing in the Severe Heatwave conditions through these districts. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Cloncurry, Croydon, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton, Richmond and Springsure.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Thursday 23 October 2025