Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for Large, Possibly Giant Hailstones, Damaging, Locally Destructive Winds And Heavy Rainfall

for Wide Bay and Burnett, Southeast Coast and parts of Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts.

Issued at 8:10 pm Saturday, 1 November 2025.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH POSSIBLE GIANT HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH PARTS OF THE CAPRICORNIA AND WIDE BAY AND BURNETT THIS EVENING.

Weather Situation
Strong heating of a moist airmass over southeastern and central Queensland east of a surface trough is creating unstable atmospheric conditions. This will combine with strong winds in the upper atmosphere to provide a favourable environment for the development of isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.
LARGE, POSSIBLY GIANT HAILSTONES, DAMAGING, LOCALLY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS and HEAVY RAINFALL for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce large hailstones, damaging winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding over the next several hours in the Wide Bay and Burnett, Southeast Coast and parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts. Locations which may be affected include Warwick, Toowoomba, Brisbane, Maroochydore, Gympie, Bundaberg, Emerald, Kingaroy, Stanthorpe and Ipswich.
VERY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS are likely to produce large, possibly giant hailstones, damaging, locally destructive winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding over the next several hours in parts of the Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett and Central Highlands and Coalfields districts. Locations which may be affected include Biloela, Monto, Gin Gin, Theodore, Miriam Vale and Eidsvold.
Severe thunderstorms are no longer occurring in the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central West and Maranoa and Warrego districts and the warning for these districts is CANCELLED.
54 mm OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT BARONGAROOK IN THE 30 MINUTES TO 6:45 PM.
6 CM HAIL STONES WERE REPORTED AT TAROOM AT 6:00 PM.
8 CM HAIL STONES WERE REPORTED AT NORWOOD STATION AT 4:52 PM.
5 CM HAIL STONES WERE REPORTED AT YULEBA AT 3:16 PM.
5 CM HAIL STONES WERE REPORTED AT HELIDON AT 2:35 PM.
5 CM HAIL STONES WERE REPORTED AT NOBBY AT 1:55 PM.
5 CM HAIL STONES WERE REPORTED AT CLIFTON AT 1:30 PM.
9 CM HAIL STONES WERE REPORTED AT PRATTEN AT 1:03 PM.
100 km/h wind gust was recorded at Emerald Airport at 7:01 pm.
2 cm hail stones were reported at Yarraman at 5:52 pm.
104 km/h wind gust was recorded at Dalby Airport at 4:14 pm.
46 mm of rainfall was recorded at O Connor (Weir River) in the 30 minutes to 4:00 pm.
2 cm hail stones were reported at Mt Walker at 12:44 pm.
Cancellation for the following areas:
Herbert and Lower Burdekin,Maranoa and Warrego,Central West,Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders

Emergency services advise people to:
* If you have children make sure they are with you or an adult you trust.
* Pack away, secure or tie down outdoor furniture, toys and trampolines if it s safe to do so.
* Stay away from windows if there is giant hail.
* 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 11:10 pm Saturday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and emergency services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for Large, Possibly Giant Hailstones, Damaging, Locally Destructive Winds And Heavy Rainfall

for Wide Bay and Burnett, Southeast Coast and parts of Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts.

Issued at 8:10 pm Saturday, 1 November 2025.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH POSSIBLE GIANT HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH PARTS OF THE CAPRICORNIA AND WIDE BAY AND BURNETT THIS EVENING.

Weather Situation
Strong heating of a moist airmass over southeastern and central Queensland east of a surface trough is creating unstable atmospheric conditions. This will combine with strong winds in the upper atmosphere to provide a favourable environment for the development of isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.
LARGE, POSSIBLY GIANT HAILSTONES, DAMAGING, LOCALLY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS and HEAVY RAINFALL for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce large hailstones, damaging winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding over the next several hours in the Wide Bay and Burnett, Southeast Coast and parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts. Locations which may be affected include Warwick, Toowoomba, Brisbane, Maroochydore, Gympie, Bundaberg, Emerald, Kingaroy, Stanthorpe and Ipswich.
VERY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS are likely to produce large, possibly giant hailstones, damaging, locally destructive winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding over the next several hours in parts of the Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett and Central Highlands and Coalfields districts. Locations which may be affected include Biloela, Monto, Gin Gin, Theodore, Miriam Vale and Eidsvold.
Severe thunderstorms are no longer occurring in the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central West and Maranoa and Warrego districts and the warning for these districts is CANCELLED.
54 mm OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT BARONGAROOK IN THE 30 MINUTES TO 6:45 PM.
6 CM HAIL STONES WERE REPORTED AT TAROOM AT 6:00 PM.
8 CM HAIL STONES WERE REPORTED AT NORWOOD STATION AT 4:52 PM.
5 CM HAIL STONES WERE REPORTED AT YULEBA AT 3:16 PM.
5 CM HAIL STONES WERE REPORTED AT HELIDON AT 2:35 PM.
5 CM HAIL STONES WERE REPORTED AT NOBBY AT 1:55 PM.
5 CM HAIL STONES WERE REPORTED AT CLIFTON AT 1:30 PM.
9 CM HAIL STONES WERE REPORTED AT PRATTEN AT 1:03 PM.
100 km/h wind gust was recorded at Emerald Airport at 7:01 pm.
2 cm hail stones were reported at Yarraman at 5:52 pm.
104 km/h wind gust was recorded at Dalby Airport at 4:14 pm.
46 mm of rainfall was recorded at O Connor (Weir River) in the 30 minutes to 4:00 pm.
2 cm hail stones were reported at Mt Walker at 12:44 pm.
Cancellation for the following areas:
Herbert and Lower Burdekin,Maranoa and Warrego,Central West,Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders

Emergency services advise people to:
* If you have children make sure they are with you or an adult you trust.
* Pack away, secure or tie down outdoor furniture, toys and trampolines if it s safe to do so.
* Stay away from windows if there is giant hail.
* 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 11:10 pm Saturday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and emergency services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

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

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

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

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

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

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

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

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

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

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

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

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

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

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

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