Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:42 PM EST on Monday 22 December 2025
Valid for Monday 22 December 2025 to Tuesday 23 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast
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 mid to high thirties, as high as low forties in western inland parts, with overnight minimum temperatures in high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are reaching a peak and should begin to ease through the early part of this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Beaudesert, Boonah, Caboolture, Caloundra, Goondiwindi, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Stanthorpe and Warwick.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Tuesday 23 December 2025
Forecast
Norwin (27.5571°S, 151.3807°E, 360m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. A thunderstorm likely. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the afternoon and evening. Winds N/NW 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/SW in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 35.
Forecast for Norwin (27.5571°S, 151.3807°E, 360m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary
Minimum 22° 20° 19° 18° 16° 15° 14° Maximum 32° 30° 35° 29° 27° 29° 29° Chance of rain 80% 80% 30% 30% 70% 10% 10% Likely amount 10-20mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High High High - - - 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 21
(km/h)17
(km/h)11
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)17
(km/h)28
(km/h)29
(km/h)30
(km/h)30
(km/h)27
(km/h)27
(km/h)25
(km/h)27
(km/h)Wind direction WNW SW WNW NE W WSW ESE E ESE E ESE ESE ESE ESE Relative humidity 66% 62% 79% 64% 70% 30% 70% 56% 70% 54% 64% 40% 57% 35% Dew point 23°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 14°C 19°C 18°C 17°C 16°C 15°C 13°C 14°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Norwin (27.5571°S, 151.3807°E, 360m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:29am EST 4:56am EST 6:48pm EST 7:15pm EST 7:21am EST 9:21pm EST
Waxing crescent
First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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