Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:09 PM EST on Monday 20 October 2025
Valid for Monday 20 October 2025 to Thursday 23 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
North West and Channel Country
Cancellation for the following areas:
Maranoa and Warrego
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 thirties to the mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties increasing to the mid to high twenties over southwestern parts over the next few days.
The heat is expected to gradually build over the next few days before slowly contracting northwards later this week.
Although severe heatwave conditions have eased in the Maranoa and Warrego, temperatures remain elevated and are expected to peak over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include Quilpie and Windorah.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Tuesday 21 October 2025
Forecast
Runnymede (26.5308°S, 152.0634°E, 360m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. The chance of fog in the early morning, mainly inland. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 36.
Forecast for Runnymede (26.5308°S, 152.0634°E, 360m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary Minimum 12° 14° 15° 15° 15° 17° 17° Maximum 32° 32° 37° 32° 32° 35° 31° Chance of rain 5% 5% 30% 30% 50% 80% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm UV index Very High Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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)10
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)22
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction NE ENE NNE NNE NW WSW E WNW NE N NNW NW WNW WNW Relative humidity 56% 30% 64% 29% 55% 25% 69% 35% 69% 39% 65% 41% 59% 33% Dew point 14°C 12°C 16°C 11°C 18°C 13°C 17°C 14°C 18°C 16°C 21°C 19°C 16°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Runnymede (26.5308°S, 152.0634°E, 360m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:49am EST 5:12am EST 6:03pm EST 6:26pm EST 4:42am EST 5:51pm EST New moon
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days