Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:46 PM EST on Tuesday 04 November 2025
Valid for Tuesday 04 November 2025 to Friday 07 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula
Cancellation for the following areas:
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
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 to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands district, and are expected to continue over Cape York Peninsula this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Aurukun, Mapoon and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Wednesday 05 November 2025
Forecast
Rossville (15.7545°S, 145.2702°E, 181m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the S in the late morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm inland in the late afternoon and evening. Winds E 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 35.
Forecast for Rossville (15.7545°S, 145.2702°E, 181m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 25° 25° 26° 25° 24° 25° 25° Maximum 34° 33° 33° 33° 33° 34° 34° Chance of rain 10% 30% 20% 20% 5% 20% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 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 24
(km/h)24
(km/h)21
(km/h)25
(km/h)23
(km/h)25
(km/h)19
(km/h)22
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)12
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E ESE E ESE E ESE ESE Relative humidity 61% 58% 64% 59% 61% 57% 65% 58% 62% 56% 61% 56% 61% 58% Dew point 23°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 23°C 23°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rossville (15.7545°S, 145.2702°E, 181m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:19am EST 5:42am EST 6:24pm EST 6:47pm EST 6:07pm EST 4:57am EST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
