Warnings

Heatwave Warning for Queensland Sun 22 Dec 2024

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

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Heatwave Warning 

Issued at 02:12 PM EST on Sunday 22 December 2024
Valid for Sunday 22 December 2024 to Wednesday 25 December 2024

Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands and Herbert and Lower Burdekin

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 will range from the high thirties to low forties in the Gulf Country, grading to the mid thirties along Carins and Townsville coasts, the high thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties.   

Severe  heatwave conditions are developing over parts of eastern and northwestern Queensland and are expected to persist into next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Cardwell.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Monday 23 December 2024