Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:10 PM EST on Tuesday 28 October 2025
Valid for Tuesday 28 October 2025 to Friday 31 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula and North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central Coast and Whitsundays
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 low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue throughout Cape York Peninsula over the coming days.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Central Coast and Whitsundays district, however low intensity heatwave conditions may linger over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include Aurukun and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Wednesday 29 October 2025
Forecast
Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds and large hail in the afternoon and evening. Winds W/NW 15 to 20 km/h tending N/NW in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 33.
Forecast for Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 21° 21° 22° 22° 22° 22° 22° Maximum 31° 31° 31° 31° 31° 31° 32° Chance of rain 70% 30% 30% 10% 10% 70% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Very High 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 6
(km/h)8
(km/h)6
(km/h)14
(km/h)8
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)11
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction NNW NNE N NE NNE NE NE NE NNE ENE NNE NNE N NNE Relative humidity 76% 72% 74% 75% 76% 72% 72% 68% 71% 67% 68% 66% 68% 66% Dew point 22°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:59am EST 5:22am EST 6:12pm EST 6:35pm EST 10:59am EST 11:58pm EST 
Waxing crescent
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
