Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:37 PM EST on Wednesday 29 October 2025
Valid for Wednesday 29 October 2025 to Saturday 01 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula and North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
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 near forty with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue throughout over the coming days.
Locations likely to be impacted include Aurukun and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Thursday 30 October 2025
Forecast
Lake Tinaroo (17.2235°S, 145.5794°E, 680m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 30 to 35.
Forecast for Lake Tinaroo (17.2235°S, 145.5794°E, 680m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 19° 20° 19° 17° 18° 18° 18° Maximum 30° 30° 30° 31° 31° 30° 29° Chance of rain 90% 30% 5% 5% 5% 60% 40% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 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 3
(km/h)10
(km/h)7
(km/h)11
(km/h)11
(km/h)14
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)8
(km/h)13
(km/h)5
(km/h)12
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction NE ENE ENE E E E E E ENE ENE E E E E Relative humidity 62% 62% 68% 48% 64% 44% 58% 35% 63% 39% 57% 48% 59% 51% Dew point 19°C 20°C 20°C 17°C 18°C 16°C 17°C 14°C 18°C 15°C 17°C 17°C 17°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lake Tinaroo (17.2235°S, 145.5794°E, 680m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:19am EST 5:41am EST 6:23pm EST 6:45pm EST 12:19pm EST 12:49am EST 
1st quarter
First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
