Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:11 PM EST on Thursday 06 November 2025
Valid for Thursday 06 November 2025 to Saturday 08 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 low to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions over Cape York Peninsula may ease briefly over the weekend, but redevelop by early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Lockhart River and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Friday 07 November 2025
Forecast
Horn Island (10.5938°S, 142.2853°E, 10m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm near the W coast late this afternoon and evening. Winds E 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 34 to 39.
Forecast for Horn Island (10.5938°S, 142.2853°E, 10m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° Maximum 33° 33° 33° 33° 32° 32° 31° Chance of rain 20% 20% 10% 30% 50% 90% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 30
(km/h)30
(km/h)21
(km/h)24
(km/h)18
(km/h)28
(km/h)18
(km/h)26
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)23
(km/h)27
(km/h)Wind direction ESE E E E ESE E SE ESE SE ENE SE ESE ESE ESE Relative humidity 64% 62% 63% 60% 62% 60% 63% 60% 69% 67% 73% 67% 71% 64% Dew point 23°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 22°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Horn Island (10.5938°S, 142.2853°E, 10m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:37am EST 5:59am EST 6:31pm EST 6:53pm EST 8:24pm EST 7:06am 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
