Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland
for Gympie, Somerset and Sunshine Coast Council Areas.
Issued at 9:21 pm Saturday, 17 January 2026.
cancellation of severe thunderstorm warning - southeast queensland for the following areas:
Gympie, Somerset and Sunshine Coast
Severe thunderstorms are no longer affecting the Southeast Queensland area (east of Dalby from Rainbow Beach to Stanthorpe). This warning is now cancelled.
65 mm of rainfall was recorded at Upper Caboolture in the 50 minutes to 7:14 pm.
57 mm of rainfall was recorded at Lees Crossing in the 40 minutes to 6:35 pm.
50 mm of rainfall was recorded at Dayboro (Terrors Creek) in the 30 minutes to 6:31 pm.
47 mm of rainfall was recorded at Reedy Creek in the 30 minutes to 6:03 pm.
46 mm of rainfall was recorded at Hays Landing in the 30 minutes to 5:34 pm.
41 mm of rainfall was recorded at Lowood in the 30 minutes to 5:32 pm.
50 mm of rainfall was recorded at Wivenhoe Dam in the 30 minutes to 5:31 pm.
58 mm of rainfall was recorded at Mt Stradbroke in the 30 minutes to 5:25 pm.
43 mm of rainfall was recorded at Buaraba in the 30 minutes to 5:14 pm.
43 mm of rainfall was recorded at UQ Gatton in the 30 minutes to 5:00 pm.
Cancellation for the following areas:
Queensland Anonymous Locale 1
Emergency services advise people to:
* Never drive, walk, play or ride through floodwater. It is dangerous.
* Stay away from storm water drains.
* Stay away from fallen powerlines.
* Drive slowly and never drive through floodwaters. If the road is flooded or damaged, go another way.
* For storm help, call the SES on 132 500 or download the free SES Assistance QLD app.
A more general severe thunderstorm warning remains current for parts of the Peninsula, Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and Herbert and Lower Burdekin districts.
Other warnings may be current.
No further warnings will be issued for this event.
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
Maroochy River (26.579°S, 153.0103°E, 13m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding about the S border ranges in the early morning. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending S/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.
Forecast for Maroochy River (26.579°S, 153.0103°E, 13m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 23° 22° 21° 20° 20° 20° 21° Maximum 30° 30° 29° 28° 29° 30° 29° Chance of rain 70% 70% 30% 30% 30% 50% 60% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 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 15
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(km/h)22
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(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction SE ESE S SSE S SSE S SE SSE E SSE ESE SE ESE Relative humidity 76% 77% 72% 69% 66% 63% 63% 62% 61% 63% 63% 62% 64% 66% Dew point 23°C 24°C 21°C 22°C 19°C 19°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 21°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Maroochy River (26.579°S, 153.0103°E, 13m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:45am EST 5:10am EST 6:45pm EST 7:11pm EST 4:11am EST 6:32pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 -
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