Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Severe Weather Warning
for Heavy Rainfall
for parts of Southeast Coast Forecast District.
Issued at 4:53 am Friday, 13 February 2026.
Heavy rainfall over southeast Queensland developing from this morning.
Weather Situation
A southerly wind change will cross the border into the South East Coast this morning and will slowly move north during the day. This combined with high atmospheric moisture and humid onshore flow is likely to produce persistent rainfall over parts of the South East Coast today, particularly likely to from later this morning
HEAVY RAINFALL for the following areas:
Southeast Coast
HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is forecast to develop about the South East Coast from this morning. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 50 to 90 mm are likely, with isolated higher falls to around 150 mm possible.
A separate Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be issued if VERY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS with INTENSE RAINFALL are detected.
A separate Flood Watch and various Flood Warnings are current at the time of issue. Please check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts for latest information.
Locations which may be affected include Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Brisbane, Dalby, Kingaroy, Caboolture, Caloundra, Ipswich, Gatton, Cleveland, Cherbourg, Jimboomba and Kilcoy.
Severe weather is no longer occurring in the Wide Bay and Burnett and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts and the warning for these districts is CANCELLED.
Cancellation for the following areas:
Darling Downs and Granite Belt,Wide Bay and Burnett
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 Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 11:00 am AEST Friday.
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
Meeandah (27.4034°S, 153.1332°E, 1m 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 in the morning and afternoon. Heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding possible. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h.
Forecast for Meeandah (27.4034°S, 153.1332°E, 1m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 23° 22° 21° 20° 21° 20° 20° Maximum 25° 26° 24° 28° 28° 29° 30° Chance of rain 80% 70% 70% 50% 30% 20% 30% Likely amount 40-80mm 20-40mm 10-20mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 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 21
(km/h)25
(km/h)24
(km/h)27
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(km/h)Wind direction SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE ESE SSE ENE E ENE Relative humidity 92% 93% 86% 83% 88% 88% 74% 61% 69% 58% 66% 55% 66% 57% Dew point 23°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 18°C 19°C 18°C 20°C 19°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Meeandah (27.4034°S, 153.1332°E, 1m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:05am EST 5:29am EST 6:34pm EST 6:58pm EST 1:02am EST 3:40pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
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