Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for Heavy Rainfall
for parts of North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and Herbert and Lower Burdekin Forecast Districts.
Issued at 6:57 pm Saturday, 27 December 2025.
Severe thunderstorms have developed over the northeast.
Weather Situation
A trough is combining with a very humid airmass to trigger multiple showers and thunderstorms over northern areas of Queensland.
HEAVY RAINFALL for the following areas:
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and Herbert and Lower Burdekin
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Ingham, Cardwell, Greenvale, Rollingstone, Lucinda and Abergowrie.
68 mm was recorded at Marco Street Alert (west of Innisfail) in the 30 minutes to 2:25 pm.
Separate Flood Watches and/or Warnings are current at the time of issue.
Emergency services advise people to:
* Park your car undercover away from trees.
* Close doors and windows.
* Keep asthma medications close by. Storms and wind can trigger asthma attacks.
* Charge mobile phones and power banks in case the power goes out.
* Put your pets somewhere safe and make sure they can be identified in case they get lost.
* Do not drive now unless you have to because conditions are dangerous.
* Tell friends, family and neighbours in the area.
* Go inside a strong building now. Stay inside until the storm has passed.
The next warning is due to be issued by 10:00 pm.
Check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts. Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and emergency services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
Forecast
Majors Creek (19.6011°S, 146.8953°E, 44m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds becoming E 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.
Forecast for Majors Creek (19.6011°S, 146.8953°E, 44m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 23° 23° 23° 23° 24° 24° 25° Maximum 29° 28° 28° 30° 31° 31° 31° Chance of rain 90% 70% 80% 60% 70% 90% 60% Likely amount 20-40mm > 80mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 20-40mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - 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 19
(km/h)32
(km/h)31
(km/h)36
(km/h)28
(km/h)32
(km/h)25
(km/h)29
(km/h)23
(km/h)28
(km/h)23
(km/h)30
(km/h)19
(km/h)28
(km/h)Wind direction SE ESE E E E E E E ENE ENE E E SE E Relative humidity 82% 74% 80% 78% 74% 73% 71% 68% 69% 67% 71% 69% 70% 70% Dew point 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 23°C 24°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Majors Creek (19.6011°S, 146.8953°E, 44m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:11am EST 5:36am EST 6:53pm EST 7:17pm EST 12:30pm EST 11:49pm EST 
1st quarter
First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 -
Warnings
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rain) North Tropical Coast & Tablelands, Northern Goldfields & Upper Flinders & Herbert & Lower Burdekin
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rain) North Tropical Coast & Tablelands, Northern Goldfields & Upper Flinders & Herbert & Lower Burdekin
- Strong Wind Warning for South East Gulf of Carpentaria and North East Gulf of Carpentaria. Cancellation for Capricornia and K'gari coasts
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
