Weather Warning

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST Heatwave Warning Issued at 03:20 PM EST on Saturday 25 October 2025 Valid for Saturday 25 October 2025 to Tuesday 28 October 2025 Warning for the following areas: Peninsula, Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West and North West Cancellation for the following areas: Wide Bay and Burnett 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 mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the low to high twenties for the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, North West and Gulf Country districts. Maximum temperatures in the mid thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties for the North Tropical Coast, Peninsula, Herbet and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, and Capricornia districts. Severe heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change that will contract the severe heatwave conditions to the far north of the state early next week. Severe heatwave conditions have eased in the Wide Bay and Burnett district, but low intensity conditions are expected to continue. Locations likely to be impacted include Barcaldine, Clermont, Hughenden, Moranbah, Rockhampton, Richmond and Winton. The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 26 October 2025