Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:30 PM EST on Monday 27 October 2025
Valid for Monday 27 October 2025 to Thursday 30 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands and Central Coast and Whitsundays
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, Gulf Country, North West and Herbert and Lower Burdekin
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 low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties for the Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, and Central Coast and Whitsundays districts.
Severe heatwave conditions will contract north and continue to build over Cape York Peninsula early this week, with conditions expected to peak midweek.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over most of the coastal, inland and western districts, with low intensity heatwave conditions expected to linger for the next few days.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Tuesday 28 October 2025
Forecast
Diglum (24.2375°S, 151.1098°E, 99m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain, becoming less likely this evening. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the early morning then tending NW/NE in the morning. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 20s.
Forecast for Diglum (24.2375°S, 151.1098°E, 99m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 22° 21° 21° 22° 22° 22° 23° Maximum 27° 29° 29° 30° 30° 30° 30° Chance of rain 80% 90% 90% 60% 50% 30% 90% Likely amount 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Very High 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 21
(km/h)19
(km/h)10
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)19
(km/h)12
(km/h)19
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)15
(km/h)22
(km/h)16
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction ESE ESE WSW ENE E ENE ENE ENE NE NE NE NE NE NE Relative humidity 84% 80% 69% 72% 74% 68% 70% 66% 66% 63% 63% 61% 65% 60% Dew point 21°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Diglum (24.2375°S, 151.1098°E, 99m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:49am EST 5:12am EST 6:06pm EST 6:30pm EST 9:48am EST 11:56pm EST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
