Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:04 PM EST on Sunday 14 December 2025
Valid for Sunday 14 December 2025 to Tuesday 16 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula
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 high thirties to low forties, and overnight minimum temperatures in mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions over far northern Queensland are expected to ease next week.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Monday 15 December 2025
Forecast
New Mapoon (10.8686°S, 142.3862°E, 27m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower near the W coast, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm this evening. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 34 to 39.
Forecast for New Mapoon (10.8686°S, 142.3862°E, 27m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 25° 25° 26° 25° 25° 25° 25° Maximum 33° 33° 32° 31° 32° 31° 32° Chance of rain 20% 20% 40% 70% 80% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 5-10mm 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 13
(km/h)17
(km/h)11
(km/h)17
(km/h)15
(km/h)23
(km/h)21
(km/h)24
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
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(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction SE ENE ESE ENE ESE E E E E ENE ENE NE E E Relative humidity 69% 60% 64% 59% 66% 64% 72% 71% 75% 72% 74% 70% 73% 71% Dew point 24°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 25°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for New Mapoon (10.8686°S, 142.3862°E, 27m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:40am EST 6:03am EST 6:48pm EST 7:11pm EST 2:12am EST 2:54pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
