Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EST on Wednesday 05 November 2025
Valid for Wednesday 05 November 2025 to Saturday 08 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula
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 to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue over Cape York Peninsula this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Lockhart River, Mapoon and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Thursday 06 November 2025
Forecast
Badu Island (10.1474°S, 142.1345°E, 42m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower S of Coen in the late morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds E 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Badu Island (10.1474°S, 142.1345°E, 42m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° Maximum 33° 33° 33° 33° 33° 33° 32° Chance of rain 5% 20% 5% 10% 40% 70% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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 22
(km/h)30
(km/h)29
(km/h)29
(km/h)21
(km/h)27
(km/h)18
(km/h)27
(km/h)19
(km/h)27
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction ESE ESE ESE E ESE E ESE E SE E ESE E SE E Relative humidity 62% 59% 63% 60% 62% 59% 62% 59% 65% 60% 68% 64% 69% 67% Dew point 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Badu Island (10.1474°S, 142.1345°E, 42m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:37am EST 5:59am EST 6:30pm EST 6:52pm EST 7:16pm EST 6:07am EST 
Full moon
Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
