Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:05 PM EST on Friday 22 November 2024
Valid for Friday 22 November 2024 to Sunday 24 November 2024
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 mid to high thirties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Mapoon, Thursday Island and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 23 November 2024
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. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 26 to 33.
Forecast for Green Island (16.7591°S, 145.974°E, 4m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 26° 26° 26° 26° 26° 27° 27° Maximum 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° 28° 28° Chance of rain 90% 80% 60% 70% 60% 80% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 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 34
(km/h)34
(km/h)35
(km/h)33
(km/h)30
(km/h)27
(km/h)24
(km/h)23
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)18
(km/h)21
(km/h)21
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE ESE SE SE SE SE Relative humidity 80% 79% 79% 78% 75% 73% 77% 75% 76% 77% 82% 81% 85% 83% Dew point 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 25°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 5:10am EST 5:33am EST 6:32pm EST 6:56pm EST 12:25am EST 12:08pm EST 
3rd quarter
Last quarter Nov 23 New moon Dec 01 First quarter Dec 09 Full moon Dec 15 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
