Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:53 PM EST on Saturday 01 November 2025
Valid for Saturday 01 November 2025 to Tuesday 04 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Herbert and Lower Burdekin and 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, decreasing to high twenties to mid thirties over the North Tropical coast and Tablelands district and also the Herbert and Lower Burdekin district. 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 and expand to other parts of northern Queensland during the weekend before beginning to ease next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Aurukun, Kowanyama, Pormpuraaw, Townsville and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 02 November 2025
Forecast
Mackinnon (16.9259°S, 145.7337°E, 35m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 37.
Forecast for Mackinnon (16.9259°S, 145.7337°E, 35m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 23° 24° 24° 24° 24° 24° 24° Maximum 33° 33° 33° 33° 33° 33° 33° Chance of rain 30% 60% 40% 10% 60% 60% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 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 11
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
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(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
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(km/h)21
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
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(km/h)Wind direction E ENE NE NE ESE E SE E ESE E ESE E E E Relative humidity 67% 61% 70% 63% 70% 64% 65% 61% 65% 59% 63% 57% 61% 58% Dew point 23°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mackinnon (16.9259°S, 145.7337°E, 35m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:16am EST 5:39am EST 6:22pm EST 6:45pm EST 3:04pm EST 2:48am EST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
