Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:11 PM EST on Friday 28 November 2025
Valid for Friday 28 November 2025 to Sunday 30 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central West, Central Coast and Whitsundays and Capricornia
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 ranging from the low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.?
Severe heatwave conditions will continue to contract from western and central parts of the State over the weekend. Severe heatwave conditions are then expected to ease in the east by early next week.? Locations likely to be impacted include Burketown, Bundaberg, Doomadgee, Esk and Ingham.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 29 November 2025
Forecast
Rainbow Beach (25.9021°S, 153.0922°E, 5m AMSL) Rainbow Beach,QLD set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Rainbow Beach 7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the early morning. High chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds N/NW 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Rainbow Beach (25.9021°S, 153.0922°E, 5m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 25° 24° 22° 21° 20° 20° 20° Maximum 30° 31° 29° 29° 25° 25° 26° Chance of rain 40% 60% 5% 20% 30% 5% 5% Likely amount 10-20mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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)24
(km/h)13
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction N N NW NNE S E SW SSE SE SE SE ESE ESE E Relative humidity 71% 77% 69% 63% 41% 56% 32% 28% 53% 53% 56% 57% 55% 52% Dew point 24°C 23°C 24°C 23°C 14°C 18°C 8°C 8°C 14°C 14°C 16°C 16°C 16°C 15°C First light 4:22am 4:22am 4:22am 4:22am 4:22am 4:22am 4:22am Sunrise 4:48am 4:48am 4:48am 4:48am 4:48am 4:48am 4:48am Sunset 6:24pm 6:25pm 6:25pm 6:26pm 6:27pm 6:28pm 6:28pm Last light 6:49pm 6:50pm 6:51pm 6:52pm 6:53pm 6:53pm 6:54pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rainbow Beach (25.9021°S, 153.0922°E, 5m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:22am EST 4:48am EST 6:24pm EST 6:49pm EST 12:18pm EST 12:19am EST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Rainbow Beach sun & moon times
SaturdayFirst light4:22am
ESTSunrise4:48am
ESTSunset6:24pm
ESTLast light6:49pm
ESTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseSat
12:18pm
ESTMoon setSat
12:19am
ESTFull moonFull moon Fri
Dec 05
Last quarterLast quarter Fri
Dec 12
New moonNew moon Sat
Dec 20
First quarterFirst quarter Sun
Dec 28
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Fri 2:11pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDFri 2:11pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:11 PM EST on Friday 28 November 2025
Valid for Friday 28 November 2025 to Sunday 30 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central West, Central Coast and Whitsundays and Capricornia
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 ranging from the low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.?
Severe heatwave conditions will continue to contract from western and central parts of the State over the weekend. Severe heatwave conditions are then expected to ease in the east by early next week.? Locations likely to be impacted include Burketown, Bundaberg, Doomadgee, Esk and Ingham.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 29 November 2025Fri 2:11pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:11 PM EST on Friday 28 November 2025
Valid for Friday 28 November 2025 to Sunday 30 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central West, Central Coast and Whitsundays and Capricornia
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 ranging from the low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.?
Severe heatwave conditions will continue to contract from western and central parts of the State over the weekend. Severe heatwave conditions are then expected to ease in the east by early next week.? Locations likely to be impacted include Burketown, Bundaberg, Doomadgee, Esk and Ingham.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 29 November 2025Fri 2:11pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:11 PM EST on Friday 28 November 2025
Valid for Friday 28 November 2025 to Sunday 30 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central West, Central Coast and Whitsundays and Capricornia
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 ranging from the low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.?
Severe heatwave conditions will continue to contract from western and central parts of the State over the weekend. Severe heatwave conditions are then expected to ease in the east by early next week.? Locations likely to be impacted include Burketown, Bundaberg, Doomadgee, Esk and Ingham.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 29 November 2025Fri 2:11pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:11 PM EST on Friday 28 November 2025
Valid for Friday 28 November 2025 to Sunday 30 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central West, Central Coast and Whitsundays and Capricornia
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 ranging from the low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.?
Severe heatwave conditions will continue to contract from western and central parts of the State over the weekend. Severe heatwave conditions are then expected to ease in the east by early next week.? Locations likely to be impacted include Burketown, Bundaberg, Doomadgee, Esk and Ingham.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 29 November 2025Fri 2:11pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:11 PM EST on Friday 28 November 2025
Valid for Friday 28 November 2025 to Sunday 30 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central West, Central Coast and Whitsundays and Capricornia
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 ranging from the low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.?
Severe heatwave conditions will continue to contract from western and central parts of the State over the weekend. Severe heatwave conditions are then expected to ease in the east by early next week.? Locations likely to be impacted include Burketown, Bundaberg, Doomadgee, Esk and Ingham.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 29 November 2025Fri 2:11pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:11 PM EST on Friday 28 November 2025
Valid for Friday 28 November 2025 to Sunday 30 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central West, Central Coast and Whitsundays and Capricornia
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 ranging from the low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.?
Severe heatwave conditions will continue to contract from western and central parts of the State over the weekend. Severe heatwave conditions are then expected to ease in the east by early next week.? Locations likely to be impacted include Burketown, Bundaberg, Doomadgee, Esk and Ingham.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 29 November 2025Fri 2:11pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:11 PM EST on Friday 28 November 2025
Valid for Friday 28 November 2025 to Sunday 30 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central West, Central Coast and Whitsundays and Capricornia
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 ranging from the low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.?
Severe heatwave conditions will continue to contract from western and central parts of the State over the weekend. Severe heatwave conditions are then expected to ease in the east by early next week.? Locations likely to be impacted include Burketown, Bundaberg, Doomadgee, Esk and Ingham.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 29 November 2025Fri 10:55am UTC Flood warning QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology, National Water Operations
Minor Flood Warning For The Middle Dawson River
Issued at 10:55 AM AEST on Friday 28 November 2025
Flood Warning Number: 14
RENEWED RISES OCCURRING AT BARALABA, MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY
Recent storms have caused renewed river level rises along the Dawson River between Theodore and Baralaba. Minor flooding may develop at Baralaba overnight Friday into Saturday. Showers and storms are forecast over the next few days, which may result in further river level rises over the weekend.
Dawson River downstream of Theodore:
Minor flooding is possible along the Dawson River at Baralaba.
No observations are currently available for the Dawson River at Baralaba (manual gauge), however based on the nearby automatic gauge the river level is estimated to be below the minor flood level (4.00 m) and rising slowly.
The Dawson River at Baralaba may reach around the minor flood level (4.00 m) overnight Friday into Saturday.
Flood Safety Advice:
Don't drive, walk, swim or play in floodwater because it is dangerous.
Stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways.
Obey road closure signs. Plan ahead so you don't drive on flooded roads.
Check the ABC and local media for updates. The situation can change quickly, so stay informed.
For local emergency management warnings and advice visit www.disaster.qld.gov.au/warnings.}
For emergency assistance call SES on telephone number 132 500. In life-threatening emergencies, call 000 (triple zero) immediately.
Next issue:
The next warning will be issued by 12:00 PM AEST on Saturday 29 November 2025.
Latest River Heights:
Dawson River at Utopia Downs,1.14,steady,8:40 am Fri 28/11/25
Dawson River at Tarana Crossing,0.94,falling,9:08 am Fri 28/11/25
Juandah Creek at Windamere,0.61,steady,10:00 am Fri 28/11/25
Dawson River at Taroom,1.30,steady,10:00 am Fri 28/11/25
Dawson River at Gyranda Weir,0.14,steady,10:00 am Fri 28/11/25
Dawson River at Theodore Weir,6.33,steady,10:00 am Fri 28/11/25
Dawson River at Moura Weir,0.42,steady,10:00 am Fri 28/11/25
Mimosa Creek at Karamea,1.36,steady,8:24 am Fri 28/11/25
Dawson River at Baralaba TW,3.20,rising,10:00 am Fri 28/11/25
Kroombit Creek at Kroombit Dam HG,-13.78,steady,10:00 am Fri 28/11/25
Kroombit Creek at Biloela,0.00,steady,8:03 am Fri 28/11/25
Callide Creek at Callide Dam HG,-15.64,steady,10:00 am Fri 28/11/25
Callide Creek at Jambin,0.00,steady,9:32 am Fri 28/11/25
Callide Creek at Goovigen,0.52,steady,10:00 am Fri 28/11/25
Don River at Rannes,1.57,steady,10:00 am Fri 28/11/25
Dawson River at Knebworth,3.60,steady,10:00 am Fri 28/11/25
This advice is also available by dialling 1300 659 219. Warning, rainfall and river information are available at http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/flood.For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
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