Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:16 PM EST on Friday 10 October 2025
Valid for Friday 10 October 2025 to Saturday 11 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West
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 low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are peaking today and Saturday before gradually easing by the start of next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 11 October 2025
Forecast
Normanton (17.67°S, 141.0792°E, 9m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the W in the late morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Forecast for Normanton (17.67°S, 141.0792°E, 9m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary Minimum 26° 25° 25° 26° 26° 25° 26° Maximum 37° 37° 38° 38° 39° 38° 39° Chance of rain 20% 20% 30% 60% 20% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 16
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)10
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(km/h)11
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(km/h)Wind direction NE WNW NE WNW NNE NW NE NE ENE E E ESE E SE Relative humidity 58% 39% 53% 38% 59% 38% 61% 38% 58% 29% 50% 27% 49% 29% Dew point 22°C 20°C 21°C 19°C 23°C 21°C 24°C 21°C 23°C 17°C 19°C 15°C 19°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Normanton (17.67°S, 141.0792°E, 9m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:49am EST 6:11am EST 6:35pm EST 6:57pm EST 11:06pm EST 9:12am EST Waning gibbous
Last quarter Oct 14 New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days