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
Laura (15.5596°S, 144.4449°E, 90m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Laura (15.5596°S, 144.4449°E, 90m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 22° 23° 22° 21° 21° 21° 22° Maximum 37° 37° 39° 39° 39° 39° 38° Chance of rain 60% 40% 10% 5% 30% 50% 20% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm < 1mm 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 7
(km/h)6
(km/h)10
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(km/h)11
(km/h)14
(km/h)11
(km/h)13
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
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(km/h)10
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction ENE ENE E E E E ENE ENE ENE ENE E E E ENE Relative humidity 58% 35% 57% 37% 53% 26% 50% 21% 52% 25% 52% 24% 51% 37% Dew point 22°C 19°C 22°C 20°C 20°C 16°C 19°C 13°C 20°C 16°C 19°C 15°C 20°C 21°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Laura (15.5596°S, 144.4449°E, 90m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:26am EST 5:48am EST 6:27pm EST 6:49pm EST 12:26pm EST 12:53am 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
