Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:44 PM EST on Thursday 20 November 2025
Valid for Thursday 20 November 2025 to Sunday 23 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Channel Country
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 mid forties, and overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to intensify and expand to the north and east over coming days, to cover the majority of the state by early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Boulia, Croydon and Mount Isa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Friday 21 November 2025
Forecast
Diamantina Lakes (23.7638°S, 141.1391°E, 101m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. The chance of raised dust in the NW in the morning. Winds S/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending E/SE 25 to 35 km/h in the early morning then tending S/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Forecast for Diamantina Lakes (23.7638°S, 141.1391°E, 101m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 23° 23° 27° 30° 30° 29° 27° Maximum 42° 44° 45° 46° 45° 41° 39° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 10% 60% 40% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High High - - - 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 24
(km/h)9
(km/h)16
(km/h)9
(km/h)25
(km/h)12
(km/h)27
(km/h)13
(km/h)25
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction ESE SE ENE NW NNW WNW NW NW WNW W WNW W S SSW Relative humidity 15% 9% 16% 9% 23% 12% 24% 13% 22% 15% 32% 25% 27% 21% Dew point 2°C 3°C 4°C 5°C 12°C 10°C 15°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 16°C 18°C 12°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Diamantina Lakes (23.7638°S, 141.1391°E, 101m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:23am EST 5:47am EST 7:05pm EST 7:30pm EST 6:01am EST 8:05pm EST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
