Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
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 increasing this weekend to the low to high thirties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will intensify and extend through most of southern QLD during the weekend, and are expected to persist well into next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah, Toowoomba and Warwick.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 25 January 2026
Forecast
Laidley Creek West (27.6697°S, 152.3585°E, 112m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog inland in the early morning. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming N/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 37.
Forecast for Laidley Creek West (27.6697°S, 152.3585°E, 112m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 21° 21° 23° 20° 19° 19° 19° Maximum 37° 41° 36° 35° 33° 33° 33° Chance of rain 30% 20% 20% 30% 50% 40% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 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 4
(km/h)6
(km/h)3
(km/h)9
(km/h)8
(km/h)13
(km/h)8
(km/h)14
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)10
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction NW NNW WNW E ESE E ESE E ESE ESE SE ESE SE ESE Relative humidity 67% 39% 63% 21% 66% 40% 57% 32% 58% 35% 61% 35% 61% 44% Dew point 21°C 20°C 22°C 14°C 22°C 20°C 17°C 15°C 17°C 15°C 18°C 15°C 19°C 18°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Laidley Creek West (27.6697°S, 152.3585°E, 112m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:52am EST 5:17am EST 6:48pm EST 7:14pm EST 11:07am EST 10:35pm EST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
