Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:33 PM EST on Tuesday 23 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 23 December 2025 to Tuesday 23 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Darling Downs and Granite Belt
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 twenties to low thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in high teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions have reached a peak and should ease over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Beaudesert, Boonah, Caboolture, Gympie, Gold Coast, Gatton, Ipswich, Kingaroy and Maroochydore.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Wednesday 24 December 2025
Forecast
Diamond Head (26.8311°S, 153.0907°E, 3m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers, becoming less likely in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Forecast for Diamond Head (26.8311°S, 153.0907°E, 3m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 23° 21° 21° 20° 19° 18° 17° Maximum 28° 30° 26° 24° 24° 25° 26° Chance of rain 70% 90% 80% 90% 90% 60% 40% Likely amount 5-10mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating 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 6
(km/h)11
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)26
(km/h)28
(km/h)24
(km/h)25
(km/h)25
(km/h)30
(km/h)30
(km/h)32
(km/h)21
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction SSW E NNW NNE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE Relative humidity 81% 85% 79% 78% 79% 74% 78% 75% 74% 67% 68% 58% 62% 61% Dew point 24°C 24°C 23°C 25°C 21°C 21°C 19°C 19°C 17°C 18°C 16°C 16°C 15°C 18°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Diamond Head (26.8311°S, 153.0907°E, 3m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:26am EST 4:52am EST 6:42pm EST 7:08pm EST 8:15am EST 9:49pm EST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
