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Current Warnings
 

Queensland Forecast

  • Sunday Very hot over southern and central districts. Hot along the coast. Storms in north.

  • Monday Thunderstorms over the southeast, some severe. Heavy rain in tropics. Very hot over central parts.

  • Tuesday Thunderstorms over north and central districts. Heavy rain in tropics. Hot over central districts.

  • Wednesday Heavy rain and storms in the north. Drier in the S. Mild along the SE coast. Hot in the west.

  • Thursday Heavy rain and thundery showers over the far north. Hot in the west. Warm in the southeast..

Qld Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Thu 09/02 Fri 10/02 Sat 11/02

45.5°C

Thargomindah Ap
Hottest

44.7°C

Birdsville Ap

44.8°C

Birdsville Ap

46.0°C

Ballera Gas Field

46.2°C

Birdsville Ap

23.8°C

Horn Island
Coldest

14.8°C

Stanthorpe

14.6°C

Stanthorpe

17.0°C

Jimna

14.6°C

Stanthorpe

N 38km/h

Inner Reciprocal Marker
Windiest

68km/h

Bougainville Reef

57km/h

Richmond

53km/h

Cape Moreton
-
no rain last hr Wettest

69.8mm

Cooktown Ap

49.4mm

Cooktown Ap

14.0mm

Cooktown Ap

14.0mm

Cooktown Ap
Queensland's Records for February
Max Min Rain
Highest 48.3°C at
Boulia Ap in 1915
Lowest 0.0°C at
Samford Csiro in 1987
Highest 34.4°C at
Normanton PO in 1962
Lowest 3.3°C at
Stanthorpe in 1964
Highest 907.0mm at
Crohamhurst in 1893

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 %
Sunny
23 39 60% < 1mm Nil N 14 45 NE 28 41
Possible thunderstorm
24 31 90% 5-10mm Nil NNW 16 87 NNW 23 81
Possible shower
24 32 60% 1-5mm Nil N 4 73 NE 17 63
Mostly sunny
25 32 20% < 1mm Nil NNW 11 61 NNE 21 56
Mostly sunny
23 32 20% < 1mm Nil NW 3 71 NE 11 62
Mostly sunny
23 36 70% 1-5mm Nil NNW 8 53 - -
Mostly sunny
25 42 30% < 1mm Nil NNW 14 27 ENE 12 18
Possible shower
25 39 10% < 1mm Nil NNW 13 59 E 9 26
Windy
31 47 20% < 1mm Nil NW 26 16 W 28 11
Mostly sunny
28 43 40% < 1mm Nil NW 19 28 WSW 16 11
Mostly sunny
23 40 30% 1-5mm Nil WNW 19 45 W 14 24
Mostly sunny
22 35 40% < 1mm Nil NNW 16 53 N 26 49
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Southeastern Australia, the hottest place on earth but it's all relative

13:04 EDT

For the past few days, inland areas of southeastern Australia have been registering temperatures in the low-to-mid 40s making it by far the hottest region on the planet over the past few days.

NSW weather: 'Worst possible' fire conditions for the state amid heatwave

13:03 EDT

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) says people who live in bushland areas with catastrophic fire conditions need to leave their homes as blazes can become uncontrollable in minutes.

Live coverage: Heatwave drags on across NSW and Queensland

13:02 EDT

New South Wales and southern Queensland are facing another day of extreme conditions, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in some parts.