Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:18 PM EST on Tuesday 21 October 2025
Valid for Tuesday 21 October 2025 to Friday 24 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, North West, Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego
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 high thirties to the mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
The heat is expected to continue building over the next few days then slowly contract northwards later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Cunnamulla, Quilpie and Windorah.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Wednesday 22 October 2025
Forecast
Noorama (28.708°S, 146.2145°E, 149m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower near the New South Wales border, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds in the S. Winds N/NW 25 to 40 km/h shifting S/SW 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon and evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.
Forecast for Noorama (28.708°S, 146.2145°E, 149m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 28° 20° 16° 19° 24° 21° 17° Maximum 42° 33° 34° 37° 39° 34° 29° Chance of rain 20% 5% 5% 30% 20% 40% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating High High High 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 28
(km/h)24
(km/h)12
(km/h)8
(km/h)8
(km/h)8
(km/h)7
(km/h)3
(km/h)13
(km/h)27
(km/h)9
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction NNW WNW SSE SW S SSW E NNE NNE WNW WSW W SW SW Relative humidity 28% 19% 30% 19% 25% 15% 19% 17% 34% 24% 28% 23% 38% 27% Dew point 15°C 14°C 8°C 6°C 5°C 4°C 4°C 8°C 15°C 15°C 8°C 10°C 8°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Noorama (28.708°S, 146.2145°E, 149m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:11am EST 5:35am EST 6:29pm EST 6:54pm EST 5:36am EST 7:13pm EST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
