Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:33 PM EST on Tuesday 23 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 23 December 2025 to Tuesday 23 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Darling Downs and Granite Belt
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 twenties to low thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in high teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions have reached a peak and should ease over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Beaudesert, Boonah, Caboolture, Gympie, Gold Coast, Gatton, Ipswich, Kingaroy and Maroochydore.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Wednesday 24 December 2025
Forecast
Ranges Bridge (27.1639°S, 151.0694°E, 330m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the N, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds becoming SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending NW/NE in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 37.
Forecast for Ranges Bridge (27.1639°S, 151.0694°E, 330m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 21° 20° 19° 18° 17° 16° 14° Maximum 30° 34° 31° 27° 29° 28° 30° Chance of rain 80% 40% 50% 30% 10% 10% 5% Likely amount 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 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 10
(km/h)11
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)17
(km/h)26
(km/h)26
(km/h)24
(km/h)24
(km/h)24
(km/h)26
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction NW W WNW WSW ENE E E E E ESE SE ESE ESE ESE Relative humidity 81% 61% 73% 31% 67% 41% 69% 51% 64% 39% 58% 33% 54% 30% Dew point 22°C 21°C 21°C 14°C 18°C 15°C 16°C 15°C 16°C 13°C 13°C 10°C 12°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ranges Bridge (27.1639°S, 151.0694°E, 330m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:32am EST 4:58am EST 6:50pm EST 7:16pm EST 8:22am EST 9:57pm 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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Rain for next 7 days
