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The most sweltering November night for Queensland

Source Weatherzone Sat 29 Nov 2025

Most of Queensland remained above 24 degrees through the penultimate night of November 2025, making it the hottest November night on record for many cities in the state.    Image: Minimum temperatures on Saturday November 29th 2025    The following locations recorded their highest November minimum temperature on record:  Rockhampton – 25.9°C (records since 1939)  Townsville – 27.9°C (records since 1940)  Lady Elliot – 26.1°C (records since 1957)  Gladstone – 26.3°C (records since 1958)  Mackay – 27.1°C (records since 1959)  Low Isles – 27.9°C (records since 1967)  Bundaberg – 26.4°C (records since 1959)  Hervey Bay – 26.8°C (records since 1999)  Hamilton Island – 27.2°C (records since 2002)    The reason for this incredibly uncomfortable night is a heat trough slowly crossing the state. The trough over inland Queensland on November 28th drew hot winds over the state’s north and east. Daytime temperatures peaked between the low 30s and low 40s across the state before thick cloud from the trough blocked further solar heating, with intense storms ripping across the state.   Image: (Left) Temperatures across Queensland at 3pm local time on November 28th with the heat trough. (Right) Temperatures across Queensland at 4am local time on November 29th    That same thick cloud which prevented more heating during the day, trapped that daytime heat near the surface during the night, preventing temperatures from cooling down to the average November minimum through the night.    Image: A comparison of temperatures at 9am local time on November 28th and 29th where the heat trough is over the state west versus the state east.    Temperatures are expected to be hot once more tonight, but with the trough moving offshore overnight, temperatures are likely to drop into the high teens and low 20s for the southern half of the state before 9am tomorrow as skies clear. A front will inject a cooler airmass over the eastern half of the country causing temperatures in Queensland to drop down to the November average at the start of the working week.  - Weatherzone © Weatherzone 2025