Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:37 PM EST on Wednesday 29 October 2025
Valid for Wednesday 29 October 2025 to Saturday 01 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula and North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
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 near forty with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue throughout over the coming days.
Locations likely to be impacted include Aurukun and Weipa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Thursday 30 October 2025
Forecast
Mornington Island (16.6668°S, 139.1789°E, 1m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower near the E coast, becoming less likely in the late afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the late afternoon and evening. Winds NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon then tending NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.
Forecast for Mornington Island (16.6668°S, 139.1789°E, 1m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 27° 27° 27° 28° 28° 27° 27° Maximum 34° 35° 35° 34° 34° 33° 34° Chance of rain 20% 10% 40% 10% 50% 20% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High 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 9
(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)11
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)24
(km/h)15
(km/h)24
(km/h)24
(km/h)26
(km/h)24
(km/h)25
(km/h)Wind direction ESE N N N NNE N NNE N N N SE ESE ESE E Relative humidity 69% 59% 65% 61% 66% 62% 64% 62% 67% 61% 59% 52% 52% 48% Dew point 25°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 20°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mornington Island (16.6668°S, 139.1789°E, 1m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:45am EST 6:07am EST 6:47pm EST 7:10pm EST 12:46pm EST 1:14am EST 
1st quarter
First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
