Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:14 PM EST on Sunday 09 November 2025
Valid for Sunday 09 November 2025 to Wednesday 12 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula
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 thirties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties about Cape York Peninsula.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to ease from mid week as showers and thunderstorms develop. Locations likely to be impacted include Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Monday 10 November 2025
Forecast
Green Island (16.7591°S, 145.974°E, 4m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the S, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 36.
Forecast for Green Island (16.7591°S, 145.974°E, 4m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° Maximum 28° 28° 28° 27° 27° 28° 28° Chance of rain 5% 80% 60% 30% 10% 30% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating - - - - - - - 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 12
(km/h)16
(km/h)14
(km/h)21
(km/h)21
(km/h)24
(km/h)24
(km/h)25
(km/h)21
(km/h)20
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)9
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction SSE E SSE ESE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ENE Relative humidity 72% 72% 76% 75% 79% 75% 68% 68% 68% 67% 68% 69% 76% 74% Dew point 22°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 22°C 23°C 23°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Green Island (16.7591°S, 145.974°E, 4m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:12am EST 5:35am EST 6:25pm EST 6:48pm EST 11:30pm EST 9:51am EST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
