Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:11 PM EST on Thursday 06 November 2025
Valid for Thursday 06 November 2025 to Saturday 08 November 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 the low to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions over Cape York Peninsula may ease briefly over the weekend, but redevelop by early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Lockhart River and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Friday 07 November 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 morning. Slight chance of a shower in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm near the W coast in the late afternoon and evening. Winds E 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 39.
Forecast for New Mapoon (10.8686°S, 142.3862°E, 27m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° Maximum 33° 33° 33° 33° 33° 32° 32° Chance of rain 20% 10% 20% 40% 70% 70% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 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 30
(km/h)29
(km/h)20
(km/h)26
(km/h)18
(km/h)28
(km/h)19
(km/h)27
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)26
(km/h)Wind direction E E E E ESE E SE E ESE E SE E SE ESE Relative humidity 63% 60% 63% 59% 62% 59% 65% 60% 68% 66% 70% 67% 69% 65% Dew point 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 23°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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:37am EST 5:59am EST 6:31pm EST 6:53pm EST 8:24pm EST 7:06am EST 
Waning gibbous
Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
