Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:47 PM EST on Wednesday 11 February 2026
Valid for Wednesday 11 February 2026 to Saturday 14 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
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 to mid thirties, with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties.
Severe to locally extreme heatwave conditions are currently developing and are expected mainly around higher elevations. Severe heatwave conditions peak in the late week before easing on Sunday. Locations likely to be impacted include Hope Vale.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Thursday 12 February 2026
Forecast
Murray Upper (18.0874°S, 145.8513°E, 24m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the S in the early morning. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Murray Upper (18.0874°S, 145.8513°E, 24m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° Maximum 32° 32° 29° 29° 28° 28° 27° Chance of rain 50% 90% 80% 90% 90% 90% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 20-40mm 40-80mm 20-40mm 20-40mm 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 3
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(km/h)Wind direction SSE E S ENE ESE E SE E SSE E ESE ESE SSE ENE Relative humidity 73% 69% 77% 73% 86% 79% 81% 79% 87% 87% 87% 86% 87% 87% Dew point 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 25°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Murray Upper (18.0874°S, 145.8513°E, 24m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:45am EST 6:08am EST 6:52pm EST 7:15pm EST 1:05am EST 2:53pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
