Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:40 PM EST on Saturday 06 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 06 December 2025 to Monday 08 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
North West
Cancellation for the following areas:
Gulf Country
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 forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to peak over the weekend. While severe heatwave conditions are expected to ease during the first half of next week, low intensity heatwave conditions are forecast to persist.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 07 December 2025
Forecast
Oorindi (20.7042°S, 140.5053°E, 181m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny morning. Slight chance of a shower in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending NW/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending NE/SE in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to 23 to 28 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 40s.
Forecast for Oorindi (20.7042°S, 140.5053°E, 181m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 25° 25° 26° 26° 26° 25° 25° Maximum 43° 42° 41° 41° 41° 40° 41° Chance of rain 40% 40% 50% 10% 5% 40% 40% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 11
(km/h)11
(km/h)11
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)25
(km/h)19
(km/h)22
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction N NE SSW SE NNE NE NNE ENE NE ENE NNE NE NNE NNE Relative humidity 38% 28% 28% 19% 42% 26% 40% 22% 33% 20% 36% 23% 42% 25% Dew point 18°C 18°C 14°C 13°C 20°C 17°C 19°C 15°C 15°C 13°C 16°C 14°C 19°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Oorindi (20.7042°S, 140.5053°E, 181m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:25am EST 5:49am EST 7:10pm EST 7:34pm EST 9:47pm EST 7:44am EST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 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
