Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Fire Weather Warning
for Channel Country fire weather district
Issued at 04:10 AM EST on Saturday 06 December 2025
Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions, along with fresh and gusty northwesterly winds are leading to elevated fire dangers today.
For the rest of Saturday 06 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Channel Country
The Queensland Fire Department advises you to:
Refer to your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.fire.qld.gov.au/current-incidents and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.fire.qld.gov.au.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Windorah (25.4213°S, 142.6554°E, 127m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly clear. The chance of raised dust near the New South Wales border early this evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the SE. Winds NW 25 to 35 km/h turning N/NE 20 to 30 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Windorah (25.4213°S, 142.6554°E, 127m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 28° 28° 25° 25° 28° 27° 27° Maximum 43° 43° 42° 44° 44° 42° 41° Chance of rain 10% 20% 5% 5% 40% 70% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High 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 28
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)21
(km/h)19
(km/h)14
(km/h)14
(km/h)10
(km/h)27
(km/h)12
(km/h)23
(km/h)10
(km/h)27
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NNE NNW WSW ESE SSW ENE N NNE NE NNE NNW NNE NNW Relative humidity 19% 12% 15% 12% 21% 12% 18% 12% 24% 15% 26% 22% 32% 20% Dew point 8°C 8°C 7°C 7°C 9°C 7°C 8°C 8°C 14°C 11°C 14°C 14°C 17°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Windorah (25.4213°S, 142.6554°E, 127m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:05am EST 5:31am EST 7:10pm EST 7:35pm EST 8:51pm EST 6:13am EST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
