Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:28 PM EST on Saturday 13 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 13 December 2025 to Tuesday 16 December 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 high thirties to low forties, and overnight minimum temperatures in mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions over far northern Queensland are expected to continue through the weekend before easing from early next week.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 14 December 2025
Forecast
Laura (15.5596°S, 144.4449°E, 90m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower near the W coast in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 34 to 39.
Forecast for Laura (15.5596°S, 144.4449°E, 90m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 23° 22° 23° 25° 24° 24° 23° Maximum 39° 39° 39° 35° 35° 35° 36° Chance of rain 10% 10% 10% 50% 60% 50% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 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 8
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(km/h)7
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
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(km/h)18
(km/h)15
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(km/h)12
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction E SE ENE E ENE NE E ENE E ENE ESE ENE E ENE Relative humidity 54% 25% 52% 24% 55% 29% 59% 42% 56% 46% 58% 47% 58% 58% Dew point 20°C 16°C 19°C 15°C 21°C 18°C 22°C 20°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 25°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 New moon First quarter 5:22am EST 5:46am EST 6:50pm EST 7:14pm EST 1:26am EST 2:05pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
