Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing this weekend to the low to high thirties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will intensify and extend through most of southern QLD during the weekend, and are expected to persist well into next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah, Toowoomba and Warwick.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 25 January 2026
Forecast
Ripley (27.6754°S, 152.7886°E, 57m AMSL) Ripley,QLD set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Ripley 7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day.
Forecast for Ripley (27.6754°S, 152.7886°E, 57m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 21° 21° 23° 19° 19° 19° 19° Maximum 37° 40° 35° 35° 33° 33° 32° Chance of rain 40% 20% 20% 40% 50% 50% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 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 10
(km/h)12
(km/h)8
(km/h)13
(km/h)10
(km/h)20
(km/h)9
(km/h)19
(km/h)14
(km/h)24
(km/h)15
(km/h)22
(km/h)12
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction NW NE NW E SE ENE SE E SE ESE SE ESE SSE ESE Relative humidity 71% 48% 70% 30% 69% 52% 61% 41% 64% 43% 62% 46% 65% 56% Dew point 23°C 24°C 23°C 19°C 23°C 22°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 18°C 19°C 18°C 20°C 21°C First light 4:50am 4:51am 4:52am 4:53am 4:54am 4:54am 4:55am Sunrise 5:15am 5:16am 5:17am 5:18am 5:19am 5:20am 5:20am Sunset 6:47pm 6:47pm 6:46pm 6:46pm 6:45pm 6:45pm 6:45pm Last light 7:13pm 7:12pm 7:12pm 7:11pm 7:11pm 7:10pm 7:10pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ripley (27.6754°S, 152.7886°E, 57m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:50am EST 5:15am EST 6:47pm EST 7:13pm EST 11:05am EST 10:33pm EST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 Ripley sun & moon times
SundayFirst light4:50am
ESTSunrise5:15am
ESTSunset6:47pm
ESTLast light7:13pm
ESTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseSun
11:05am
ESTMoon setSun
10:33pm
ESTFirst quarterFirst quarter Mon
Jan 26
Full moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
Last quarterLast quarter Mon
Feb 09
New moonNew moon Tue
Feb 17
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
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Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing this weekend to the low to high thirties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will intensify and extend through most of southern QLD during the weekend, and are expected to persist well into next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah, Toowoomba and Warwick.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 25 January 2026Sat 2:24pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing this weekend to the low to high thirties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will intensify and extend through most of southern QLD during the weekend, and are expected to persist well into next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah, Toowoomba and Warwick.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 25 January 2026Sat 2:24pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing this weekend to the low to high thirties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will intensify and extend through most of southern QLD during the weekend, and are expected to persist well into next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah, Toowoomba and Warwick.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 25 January 2026Sat 2:24pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing this weekend to the low to high thirties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will intensify and extend through most of southern QLD during the weekend, and are expected to persist well into next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah, Toowoomba and Warwick.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 25 January 2026Sat 2:24pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing this weekend to the low to high thirties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will intensify and extend through most of southern QLD during the weekend, and are expected to persist well into next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah, Toowoomba and Warwick.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 25 January 2026Sat 2:24pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing this weekend to the low to high thirties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will intensify and extend through most of southern QLD during the weekend, and are expected to persist well into next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah, Toowoomba and Warwick.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 25 January 2026Sat 2:24pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:24 PM EST on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett 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 increasing this weekend to the low to high thirties over the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay and Burnett, and reaching the low to mid forties further inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties, reaching the low thirties far inland over the Channel Country.
Severe heatwave conditions will intensify and extend through most of southern QLD during the weekend, and are expected to persist well into next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Birdsville, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Roma, Stanthorpe, Thargomindah, Toowoomba and Warwick.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 25 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Sunday Sunday 37 1 Monday Monday 40 2 Tuesday Tuesday 35 3 Wednesday Wednesday 35 4 Thursday Thursday 33 5 Friday Friday 33 6 Saturday Saturday 32 7 Saturday Saturday 32 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Sunday Sunday 0 1 Monday Monday 0 2 Tuesday Tuesday 0 3 Wednesday Wednesday 0 4 Thursday Thursday 0 5 Friday Friday 5 6 Saturday Saturday 5 7 Saturday Saturday 5
