Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:33 PM EST on Thursday 18 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 18 December 2025 to Sunday 21 December 2025
Warning 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 ranging from the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
The severe heatwave conditions are likely to persist through until mid next week, reaching a peak over the weekend and early parts of next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Goondiwindi and Stanthorpe.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Friday 19 December 2025
Forecast
Drillham (26.6404°S, 149.983°E, 331m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the SE in the late afternoon and evening. Winds N/NE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the morning then becoming N/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 39.
Forecast for Drillham (26.6404°S, 149.983°E, 331m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 18° 21° 22° 23° 24° 23° 22° Maximum 36° 37° 38° 38° 33° 32° 33° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 30% 90% 80% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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 4
(km/h)8
(km/h)10
(km/h)6
(km/h)14
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)13
(km/h)10
(km/h)10
(km/h)5
(km/h)6
(km/h)6
(km/h)8
(km/h)Wind direction NNE ESE N NE N NNE N N NNW SW NNW NW NW S Relative humidity 53% 28% 56% 27% 48% 24% 55% 26% 60% 57% 70% 59% 72% 44% Dew point 16°C 14°C 19°C 14°C 17°C 13°C 20°C 15°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 18°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Drillham (26.6404°S, 149.983°E, 331m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:35am EST 5:02am EST 6:51pm EST 7:17pm EST 3:51am EST 6:21pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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