Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:42 PM EST on Friday 12 December 2025
Valid for Friday 12 December 2025 to Monday 15 December 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 mid to high thirties, and overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions over far northern Queensland are expected to increase over the weekend before easing from early next week.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 13 December 2025
Forecast
New Mapoon (10.8686°S, 142.3862°E, 27m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm S of Palmerville during this afternoon and evening. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending E/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the late morning and afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for New Mapoon (10.8686°S, 142.3862°E, 27m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 25° 26° 26° 26° 25° 25° 25° Maximum 32° 33° 33° 33° 31° 31° 32° Chance of rain 80% 30% 20% 60% 50% 90% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 40-80mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 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)22
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)19
(km/h)17
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction ESE ENE E ENE SE NE E NE ENE ENE E E ENE NNE Relative humidity 68% 67% 68% 63% 66% 59% 65% 64% 72% 65% 72% 67% 72% 70% Dew point 24°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 22°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 25°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for New Mapoon (10.8686°S, 142.3862°E, 27m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:40am EST 6:03am EST 6:47pm EST 7:10pm EST 1:00am EST 1:23pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
