Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EST on Sunday 21 December 2025
Valid for Sunday 21 December 2025 to Tuesday 23 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast
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 low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions reach a peak this weekend and the early this coming week, then easing during the later part of the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Beaudesert, Boonah, Caboolture, Caloundra, Esk, Goondiwindi, Ipswich, Stanthorpe and Warwick.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Monday 22 December 2025
Forecast
Applethorpe (28.6139°S, 151.9555°E, 869m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the S, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the SW. Winds NW 15 to 25 km/h tending NW/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then tending SE/SW in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 35 to 40.
Forecast for Applethorpe (28.6139°S, 151.9555°E, 869m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 19° 19° 17° 17° 15° 12° 12° Maximum 33° 27° 28° 32° 22° 24° 24° Chance of rain 50% 70% 40% 40% 40% 30% 40% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High Moderate 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 13
(km/h)12
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)7
(km/h)5
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)17
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction NW WNW W W ENE NE W WSW ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE Relative humidity 67% 38% 79% 68% 78% 61% 60% 27% 77% 63% 73% 50% 67% 46% Dew point 18°C 16°C 20°C 19°C 17°C 18°C 16°C 10°C 15°C 14°C 13°C 12°C 12°C 11°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Applethorpe (28.6139°S, 151.9555°E, 869m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:24am EST 4:51am EST 6:50pm EST 7:17pm EST 6:19am EST 8:44pm EST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
