Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:16 PM EST on Friday 10 October 2025
Valid for Friday 10 October 2025 to Saturday 11 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West
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 low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are peaking today and Saturday before gradually easing by the start of next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 11 October 2025
Forecast
The Monument (21.7597°S, 139.9135°E, 363m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Winds NE/SE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day then becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 40s.
Forecast for The Monument (21.7597°S, 139.9135°E, 363m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 22° 23° 21° 22° 22° 24° 24° Maximum 40° 36° 37° 38° 38° 38° 39° Chance of rain 70% 90% 50% 50% 50% 30% 10% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 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 21
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)21
(km/h)17
(km/h)14
(km/h)14
(km/h)24
(km/h)14
(km/h)23
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction ESE SE ENE SSE SE SSE SE SE E ENE NE ENE NE ESE Relative humidity 27% 20% 40% 34% 46% 29% 34% 23% 40% 30% 41% 25% 37% 24% Dew point 12°C 13°C 17°C 16°C 18°C 15°C 14°C 13°C 16°C 16°C 18°C 14°C 16°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for The Monument (21.7597°S, 139.9135°E, 363m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:50am EST 6:13am EST 6:42pm EST 7:04pm EST 11:21pm EST 9:07am EST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Oct 14 New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
