Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:49 PM EST on Monday 20 January 2025
Valid for Monday 20 January 2025 to Thursday 23 January 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Herbert and Lower Burdekin 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 over eastern districts in the low to mid thirties, increasing to the mid to high thirties by the middle of the week. Overnight minimum temperatures over eastern districts in the high teens to low twenties.
Maximum temperatures over inland districts in the low to high thirties, increasing to the high thirties to mid forties by the middle of the week. Overnight minimum temperatures over inland districts in the low to mid twenties, increasing to the mid to high twenties by the middle of the week.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to build over broad areas of southern and central Queensland this week and persist until at least the weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Herbert and Lower Burdekin and North Tropical Coast and Tablelands districts, however are expected to return later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Biloela, Barcaldine, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Ipswich, Isisford, Roma, Stanthorpe and St George.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Tuesday 21 January 2025
Forecast
Emerald (23.5269°S, 148.1611°E, 175m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current condition
TODAY21° 37° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 5% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 5:13am EST 5:38am EST 6:59pm EST 7:24pm EST NOW23.1° Feels Like: 25.1° Relative Humidity: 88% Dew: 21.0° Wind: E 11km/h Gust: 13km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1012.1hPa -
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EmeraldNow23.9°cFeels Like:28.2°Wind:N 0km/hGusts:0km/hHumidity:85%21°Min37°MaxToday in EmeraldMostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the NW, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N from late this morning, possibly severe. Winds NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day then becoming N/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.Tomorrow23°Min39°MaxMostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the SE in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds N/NW 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day then becoming N/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40. -
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Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the NW, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N from late this morning, possibly severe. Winds NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day then becoming N/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Emerald (23.5269°S, 148.1611°E, 175m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary Minimum 21° 23° 25° 26° 24° 23° 23° Maximum 37° 39° 41° 42° 39° 36° 36° Chance of rain 5% 20% 20% 40% 70% 20% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 12
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(km/h)Wind direction NNE ENE NNW SW NW WNW NNW WNW NE NE ENE ENE E E Relative humidity 67% 31% 63% 27% 53% 24% 48% 23% 59% 36% 68% 38% 66% 37% Dew point 22°C 17°C 23°C 16°C 21°C 16°C 20°C 17°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 19°C 21°C 19°C -
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12 Month Rainfall Forecast
Emerald Rain Forecast
Emerald 12-month Rainfall ForecastJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec20255878667710765105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Jan 14
ENSO status: La Niña-like conditions. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Negative. Trending slightly negative. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña-like pattern. Recent conditions show some atmosphere-ocean coupling, resulting in the US declaring a La Niña event has started. A La Niña typically increases rainfall over northern and eastern Australia, while reducing rainfall over southern coastal Australia and western Tas. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase and does not play a part in Australia's climate during this time of year. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is in a negative phase. Recent forecasts show negative SAM is more likely to dominate for the remainder of summer, due to the polar vortex taking an unusually long time to recover from the stratospheric warming event in winter 2024. During summer, a negative SAM decreases rainfall over most of southeastern Australia, and increases rainfall for far southwest WA and western Tas. Rainfall outlooks are showing above average rainfall over large parts of the country during summer, with closer to average conditions for the southwest corner of WA, southern SA and Vic, and central parts of Tas.
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Emerald Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Thursday
Jan 1622.4 °C 40.4 °C 9.8 mmFriday
Jan 1721.9 °C 35.5 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
Jan 1818.6 °C 35.6 °C 0.0 mmSunday
Jan 1922.4 °C 32.9 °C 0.0 mmMonday
Jan 2021.1 °C 32.5 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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Emerald minimum temp history (23.5269°S, 148.1611°E, 175m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 40.4° 16/01/2025 Coldest this month 18.6° 18/01/2025 Hottest on record 45.6 06/01/1994 Coldest on record 17.0 04/01/2001 Hottest this year 40.4° 16/01/2025 Coldest this year 18.6° 18/01/2025 Long term average 34.6° Long term average 22.3° Average this month 35.2° Average this month 21.1° Hottest January On Record Avg. max. temp. 37.9° 1994 Coldest January on record Avg. min. temp. 20.7° 2001 Emerald rainfall history (23.5269°S, 148.1611°E, 175m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 21.6mm 11/01/2025 Total This Month 58.8mm
7.0 daysLong Term Average 83.1mm 7.8 days Wettest January on record 231.6mm 2004 Driest on record 6.2mm 1998 -
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Average Rainfall To Jan 83.1mm 7.8 day(s) Total For 2025 58.8mm 7.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2024 10.8mm 4.0 day(s) Wettest Day 21.6mm Jan11 Lowest Temperature 18.6°C Jan18 Highest Temperature 40.4°C Jan16 -
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Emerald Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 34.6 33.9 32.9 30.0 26.4 23.5 23.4 25.6 29.1 32.0 33.5 34.4 29.9 Mean Min (°C) 22.3 22.1 20.6 17.1 13.1 10.3 9.1 10.2 13.6 17.2 19.6 21.4 16.4 Mean Rain (mm) 83.1 83.7 58.1 31.4 21.0 28.5 19.2 21.2 24.7 46.8 57.1 81.1 563.1 Mean Rain Days 7.8 8.6 6.0 4.3 3.5 4.3 3.2 3.0 3.2 5.5 7.3 7.8 64.3