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Queensland Weather

Current Warnings
 

Queensland Forecast

  • Friday Hot in north & east. Cooler change in west & south. Storms from northwest to southeast, severe in SE.

  • Saturday Showers/storms north & east, heavy in central QLD. Drying out in south. Cooler.

  • Sunday Showers/storms, some heavy about ranges/coast. Light showers in southeast. Dry & hot in far west.

  • Monday Showers/storms, some heaviest about the coast. Light showers in southeast. Dry & hot in far west.

  • Tuesday Mild with heavy showers along the coast. Hot and stormy in the west.

Qld Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Tue 06/12 Wed 07/12 Thu 08/12

38.4°C

Richmond
Hottest

44.5°C

Winton Ap

43.9°C

Julia Creek Ap

43.0°C

Cloncurry Ap

46.9°C

Birdsville Ap

20.2°C

Toowoomba Ap
Coldest

18.0°C

Walkamin

16.6°C

Stanthorpe

16.0°C

St George Ap

10.9°C

Stanthorpe

E 27km/h

Horn Island
Windiest

75km/h

St George Ap

62km/h

Kingaroy Ap

72km/h

Toowoomba Ap
-

0.2mm last hr

Beerburrum
Wettest

47.0mm

Ballandean

49.0mm

Eidsvold

19.0mm

Gatton

29.4mm

Gayndah Ap
Queensland's Records for December
Max Min Rain
Highest 49.5°C at
Birdsville Police Station in 1972
Lowest 13.0°C at
Stanthorpe in 2011
Highest 33.9°C at
Windorah in 1963
Lowest 0.0°C at
Stanthorpe in 2014
Highest 539.0mm at
Innisfail in 1903

Queensland Weather Forecasts

Station
(ungroup by district)
Forecast Min Max Chance of rain Rain amount Frost risk 9am 3pm
Wind RH Wind RH
°C °C km/h % km/h %
Possible thunderstorm
25 30 90% 1-5mm Nil WNW 18 70 W 20 46
Mostly sunny
24 39 30% < 1mm Nil ESE 17 62 SE 12 31
Mostly sunny
24 33 20% < 1mm Nil E 11 59 E 18 52
Mostly sunny
24 33 50% < 1mm Nil NNE 13 59 NE 26 58
Mostly sunny
22 33 60% < 1mm Nil NNE 7 65 NE 15 66
Possible thunderstorm
22 37 90% 20-40mm Nil NW 7 55 ENE 10 45
Possible thunderstorm
24 34 90% 1-5mm Nil SSE 22 46 S 21 39
Possible thunderstorm
23 35 50% < 1mm Nil SSE 23 51 S 22 32
Sunny
19 29 5% < 1mm Nil SSE 27 33 S 22 20
Showers
20 30 10% < 1mm Nil SSE 22 43 S 21 21
Possible thunderstorm
21 26 90% < 1mm Nil W 27 85 WSW 28 35
Possible thunderstorm
22 32 90% 10-20mm Nil WNW 15 56 N 14 68
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