Warnings

Heatwave Warning for Queensland Fri 15 Nov 2024

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

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Heatwave Warning 

Issued at 02:05 PM EST on Friday 15 November 2024
Valid for Friday 15 November 2024 to Monday 18 November 2024

Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country and North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Cancellation for the following areas:
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders

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 mostly in the mid thirties to low forties, decreasing to high twenties to low thirties along the North Tropical Coast. Overnight minimum temperatures mostly in the mid twenties, dropping to the high teens to the low twenties near elevated terrain. 

Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue about the Gulf Country and Peninsula and ease early next week elsewhere. 

Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders district, but low intensity heatwave conditions may persist for the next few days.  Locations likely to be impacted include Aurukun, Kowanyama, Mapoon and Weipa.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 16 November 2024