Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:14 PM EST on Thursday 26 December 2024
Valid for Thursday 26 December 2024 to Sunday 29 December 2024
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
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 will range from the mid to high thirties to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures ranging from the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to extend briefly into eastern parts of Queensland later this week. Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Gulf Country. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Biloela, Gympie, Ipswich, Julia Creek, Longreach, Oakey, Stanthorpe, Taroom and Winton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Friday 27 December 2024
Forecast
Pelham (26.4089°S, 150.373°E, 305m 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 in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds N/NE 25 to 35 km/h tending N/NW in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 41.
Forecast for Pelham (26.4089°S, 150.373°E, 305m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 20° 24° 22° 23° 21° 21° 20° Maximum 38° 38° 38° 33° 33° 32° 33° Chance of rain 30% 50% 30% 50% 60% 90% 80% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High 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 21
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)12
(km/h)5
(km/h)7
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)7
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)8
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NNW NNW WNW NE SW NE NE N NNE NE ESE ENE ESE Relative humidity 50% 28% 51% 35% 41% 26% 70% 52% 69% 47% 69% 58% 68% 43% Dew point 16°C 15°C 19°C 19°C 16°C 15°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 19°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 18°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Pelham (26.4089°S, 150.373°E, 305m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:40am EST 5:06am EST 6:55pm EST 7:21pm EST 1:45am EST 3:38pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 Last quarter Jan 22 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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