Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Friday 31 October 2025
Valid for Friday 31 October 2025 to Monday 03 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands 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, deceasing to high twenties to mid thirties over the North Tropical coasts and Tablelands district and also the Herbert and Lower Burdekin district. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue throughout Cape York Peninsula over the coming days and expand to other parts of northern Queensland over the weekend before beginning to ease next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kowanyama, Townsville and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 01 November 2025
Forecast
Gairloch (18.6079°S, 146.1846°E, 5m AMSL) Gairloch,QLD set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Gairloch 7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S in the afternoon and evening. Winds N/NE 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 31 to 37.
Forecast for Gairloch (18.6079°S, 146.1846°E, 5m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary
Minimum 24° 22° 23° 23° 23° 22° 23° Maximum 35° 36° 36° 33° 33° 33° 33° Chance of rain 30% 10% 60% 40% 60% 60% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate High 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 7
(km/h)15
(km/h)6
(km/h)15
(km/h)8
(km/h)16
(km/h)6
(km/h)14
(km/h)6
(km/h)14
(km/h)7
(km/h)15
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction ENE ENE NNE ENE N ENE ESE ENE ENE ENE ENE E ENE ENE Relative humidity 67% 56% 67% 51% 65% 51% 68% 57% 68% 57% 66% 54% 62% 54% Dew point 24°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C First light 5:13am 5:12am 5:12am 5:11am 5:11am 5:10am 5:10am Sunrise 5:36am 5:35am 5:35am 5:34am 5:34am 5:33am 5:33am Sunset 6:22pm 6:23pm 6:23pm 6:24pm 6:24pm 6:25pm 6:25pm Last light 6:45pm 6:46pm 6:46pm 6:47pm 6:47pm 6:48pm 6:48pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Gairloch (18.6079°S, 146.1846°E, 5m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:13am EST 5:36am EST 6:22pm EST 6:45pm EST 2:05pm EST 2:09am EST
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Gairloch sun & moon times
SaturdayFirst light5:13am
ESTSunrise5:36am
ESTSunset6:22pm
ESTLast light6:45pm
ESTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseSat
2:05pm
ESTMoon setSat
2:09am
ESTFull moonFull moon Thu
Nov 06
Last quarterLast quarter Wed
Nov 12
New moonNew moon Thu
Nov 20
First quarterFirst quarter Fri
Nov 28
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Fri 2:24pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDFri 2:24pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Friday 31 October 2025
Valid for Friday 31 October 2025 to Monday 03 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands 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, deceasing to high twenties to mid thirties over the North Tropical coasts and Tablelands district and also the Herbert and Lower Burdekin district. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue throughout Cape York Peninsula over the coming days and expand to other parts of northern Queensland over the weekend before beginning to ease next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kowanyama, Townsville and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 01 November 2025Fri 2:24pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Friday 31 October 2025
Valid for Friday 31 October 2025 to Monday 03 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands 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, deceasing to high twenties to mid thirties over the North Tropical coasts and Tablelands district and also the Herbert and Lower Burdekin district. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue throughout Cape York Peninsula over the coming days and expand to other parts of northern Queensland over the weekend before beginning to ease next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kowanyama, Townsville and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 01 November 2025Fri 2:24pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Friday 31 October 2025
Valid for Friday 31 October 2025 to Monday 03 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands 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, deceasing to high twenties to mid thirties over the North Tropical coasts and Tablelands district and also the Herbert and Lower Burdekin district. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue throughout Cape York Peninsula over the coming days and expand to other parts of northern Queensland over the weekend before beginning to ease next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kowanyama, Townsville and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 01 November 2025Fri 2:24pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Friday 31 October 2025
Valid for Friday 31 October 2025 to Monday 03 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands 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, deceasing to high twenties to mid thirties over the North Tropical coasts and Tablelands district and also the Herbert and Lower Burdekin district. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue throughout Cape York Peninsula over the coming days and expand to other parts of northern Queensland over the weekend before beginning to ease next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kowanyama, Townsville and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 01 November 2025Fri 2:24pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Friday 31 October 2025
Valid for Friday 31 October 2025 to Monday 03 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands 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, deceasing to high twenties to mid thirties over the North Tropical coasts and Tablelands district and also the Herbert and Lower Burdekin district. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue throughout Cape York Peninsula over the coming days and expand to other parts of northern Queensland over the weekend before beginning to ease next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kowanyama, Townsville and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 01 November 2025Fri 2:24pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Friday 31 October 2025
Valid for Friday 31 October 2025 to Monday 03 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands 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, deceasing to high twenties to mid thirties over the North Tropical coasts and Tablelands district and also the Herbert and Lower Burdekin district. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue throughout Cape York Peninsula over the coming days and expand to other parts of northern Queensland over the weekend before beginning to ease next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kowanyama, Townsville and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 01 November 2025Fri 2:24pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Friday 31 October 2025
Valid for Friday 31 October 2025 to Monday 03 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands 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, deceasing to high twenties to mid thirties over the North Tropical coasts and Tablelands district and also the Herbert and Lower Burdekin district. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue throughout Cape York Peninsula over the coming days and expand to other parts of northern Queensland over the weekend before beginning to ease next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kowanyama, Townsville and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 01 November 2025For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
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