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
Dunmore (27.6548°S, 150.9161°E, 334m 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. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 34 to 39.
Forecast for Dunmore (27.6548°S, 150.9161°E, 334m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 15° 18° 20° 21° 22° 20° 19° Maximum 35° 36° 36° 36° 31° 30° 33° Chance of rain 5% 10% 5% 30% 50% 70% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 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)16
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(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
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(km/h)21
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)11
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(km/h)Wind direction NNW SSE N ENE N NNE NNW NNW WNW WSW WNW WNW NW SW Relative humidity 42% 29% 55% 28% 49% 30% 54% 30% 65% 62% 69% 53% 64% 33% Dew point 13°C 14°C 19°C 14°C 18°C 16°C 19°C 16°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 20°C 20°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dunmore (27.6548°S, 150.9161°E, 334m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:27am EST 4:54am EST 6:49pm EST 7:16pm EST 3:43am 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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Rain for next 7 days
