Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:28 PM EST on Thursday 23 October 2025
Valid for Thursday 23 October 2025 to Sunday 26 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
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 high thirties to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.
Maximum temperatures in the mid thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Peninsula, Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.
Severe heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change contracts the severe heatwave conditions to the far north of the state early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Friday 24 October 2025
Forecast
Lockhart River (12.7917°S, 143.3536°E, 44m AMSL) Lockhart River,QLD set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Lockhart River 7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny day. The chance of smoke haze in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 40.
Forecast for Lockhart River (12.7917°S, 143.3536°E, 44m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 23° 24° 25° 25° 24° 24° 25° Maximum 30° 31° 31° 31° 32° 31° 31° Chance of rain 40% 50% 50% 50% 60% 40% 30% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 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 17
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)7
(km/h)14
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction E ESE E ESE ESE ESE E E ESE E ESE ESE ESE ESE Relative humidity 62% 56% 67% 63% 73% 66% 73% 62% 72% 60% 74% 65% 69% 59% Dew point 21°C 20°C 22°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 23°C 25°C 23°C 23°C 22°C First light 5:35am 5:35am 5:34am 5:34am 5:33am 5:33am 5:33am Sunrise 5:57am 5:57am 5:56am 5:56am 5:55am 5:55am 5:54am Sunset 6:25pm 6:26pm 6:26pm 6:26pm 6:26pm 6:26pm 6:27pm Last light 6:47pm 6:47pm 6:48pm 6:48pm 6:48pm 6:48pm 6:49pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lockhart River (12.7917°S, 143.3536°E, 44m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:35am EST 5:57am EST 6:25pm EST 6:47pm EST 7:27am EST 8:40pm EST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 Lockhart River sun & moon times
FridayFirst light5:35am
ESTSunrise5:57am
ESTSunset6:25pm
ESTLast light6:47pm
ESTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseFri
7:27am
ESTMoon setFri
8:40pm
ESTFirst quarterFirst quarter Thu
Oct 30
Full moonFull moon Thu
Nov 06
Last quarterLast quarter Wed
Nov 12
New moonNew moon Thu
Nov 20
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Thu 2:28pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDThu 2:28pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:28 PM EST on Thursday 23 October 2025
Valid for Thursday 23 October 2025 to Sunday 26 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
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 high thirties to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.
Maximum temperatures in the mid thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Peninsula, Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.
Severe heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change contracts the severe heatwave conditions to the far north of the state early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Friday 24 October 2025Thu 2:28pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:28 PM EST on Thursday 23 October 2025
Valid for Thursday 23 October 2025 to Sunday 26 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
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 high thirties to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.
Maximum temperatures in the mid thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Peninsula, Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.
Severe heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change contracts the severe heatwave conditions to the far north of the state early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Friday 24 October 2025Thu 2:28pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:28 PM EST on Thursday 23 October 2025
Valid for Thursday 23 October 2025 to Sunday 26 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
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 high thirties to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.
Maximum temperatures in the mid thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Peninsula, Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.
Severe heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change contracts the severe heatwave conditions to the far north of the state early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Friday 24 October 2025Thu 2:28pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:28 PM EST on Thursday 23 October 2025
Valid for Thursday 23 October 2025 to Sunday 26 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
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 high thirties to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.
Maximum temperatures in the mid thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Peninsula, Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.
Severe heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change contracts the severe heatwave conditions to the far north of the state early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Friday 24 October 2025Thu 2:28pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:28 PM EST on Thursday 23 October 2025
Valid for Thursday 23 October 2025 to Sunday 26 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
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 high thirties to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.
Maximum temperatures in the mid thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Peninsula, Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.
Severe heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change contracts the severe heatwave conditions to the far north of the state early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Friday 24 October 2025Thu 2:28pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:28 PM EST on Thursday 23 October 2025
Valid for Thursday 23 October 2025 to Sunday 26 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
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 high thirties to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.
Maximum temperatures in the mid thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Peninsula, Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.
Severe heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change contracts the severe heatwave conditions to the far north of the state early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Friday 24 October 2025Thu 2:28pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:28 PM EST on Thursday 23 October 2025
Valid for Thursday 23 October 2025 to Sunday 26 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Wide Bay and Burnett
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 high thirties to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts.
Maximum temperatures in the mid thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the Peninsula, Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia and the Wide Bay and Burnett districts.
Severe heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change contracts the severe heatwave conditions to the far north of the state early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Doomadgee, Hughenden, Julia Creek, Monto, Rockhampton and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Friday 24 October 2025For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
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