Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:16 PM EST on Friday 10 October 2025
Valid for Friday 10 October 2025 to Saturday 11 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West
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 high thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are peaking today and Saturday before gradually easing by the start of next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 11 October 2025
Forecast
Mount Isa (20.7266°S, 139.4943°E, 365m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the NW, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning. Winds SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.
Forecast for Mount Isa (20.7266°S, 139.4943°E, 365m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 22° 22° 23° 20° 22° 21° 22° Maximum 39° 40° 37° 36° 37° 36° 37° Chance of rain 50% 60% 70% 60% 50% 60% 30% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High High - - - 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)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)11
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)13
(km/h)19
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction W WSW E E ENE WNW ESE SE SE ESE ENE ENE ENE E Relative humidity 40% 22% 30% 22% 43% 36% 49% 33% 39% 31% 47% 34% 50% 31% Dew point 19°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 18°C 17°C 19°C 16°C 17°C 16°C 18°C 17°C 19°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Isa (20.7266°S, 139.4943°E, 365m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:54am EST 6:16am EST 6:43pm EST 7:05pm EST 10:12pm EST 8:16am EST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Oct 14 New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
