Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:37 PM EST on Sunday 25 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 25 January 2026 to Wednesday 28 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
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 increasing to the high thirties and low forties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue and extend through most of southern QLD and are expected to persist well into this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Charleville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Longreach, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah and Toowoomba.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Monday 26 January 2026
Forecast
Mulgowie (27.7278°S, 152.3649°E, 135m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog inland in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon, possibly severe with damaging winds in the S. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 36 to 41.
Forecast for Mulgowie (27.7278°S, 152.3649°E, 135m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary
Minimum 22° 23° 19° 18° 19° 19° 19° Maximum 41° 35° 34° 32° 32° 32° 36° Chance of rain 30% 10% 5% 40% 20% 80% 80% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 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 4
(km/h)7
(km/h)9
(km/h)15
(km/h)9
(km/h)14
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(km/h)22
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
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(km/h)13
(km/h)2
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction WNW ENE ESE E SE E SE ESE SE ESE SE ESE SE E Relative humidity 66% 20% 66% 45% 54% 33% 56% 41% 58% 36% 63% 43% 62% 37% Dew point 22°C 13°C 21°C 20°C 15°C 15°C 17°C 16°C 18°C 14°C 18°C 17°C 20°C 18°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mulgowie (27.7278°S, 152.3649°E, 135m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:53am EST 5:18am EST 6:48pm EST 7:13pm EST 12:11pm EST 11:13pm EST
1st quarter
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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