Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:44 PM EST on Tuesday 21 January 2025
Valid for Tuesday 21 January 2025 to Friday 24 January 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Southeast Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Wide Bay and Burnett
Safety Advice::
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 from Wednesday. Overnight minimum temperatures over eastern districts in the high teens to low twenties.
Maximum temperatures over inland districts in the mid to high thirties, increasing to the high thirties to mid forties by Wednesday. Overnight minimum temperatures over inland districts generally in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are building over broad areas of southern and central Queensland this week and are expected to persist over inland parts until at least next week.
Extreme Heatwave conditions are now forecast over the Southeast Coastal District for the Wednesday to Friday period.
A milder southerly change will bring some relief to eastern districts over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Clermont, Dalby, Emerald, Gladstone, Goondiwindi, Longreach, Rockhampton, Roma and Stanthorpe.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Wednesday 22 January 2025
Forecast
Emerald (23.5269°S, 148.1611°E, 175m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current condition
TODAY23° 39° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 20% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 5:14am EST 5:39am EST 6:59pm EST 7:23pm EST NOW32.9° Feels Like: 34.1° Relative Humidity: 49% Dew: 20.8° Wind: W 15km/h Gust: 20km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1011.7hPa -
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EmeraldNow31.9°cFeels Like:32.6°Wind:W 17km/hGusts:20km/hHumidity:51%23°Min39°MaxToday in EmeraldSunny morning. Slight chance of a shower during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Winds N/NW 15 to 20 km/h tending W/NW in the middle of the day then becoming light in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.Tomorrow26°Min42°MaxPartly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning. Winds N/NW 15 to 25 km/h tending W/NW in the middle of the day then turning N/NE in the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40. -
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Today: Sunny morning. Slight chance of a shower during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Winds N/NW 15 to 20 km/h tending W/NW in the middle of the day then becoming light in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.
Forecast for Emerald (23.5269°S, 148.1611°E, 175m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary Minimum 23° 26° 27° 24° 23° 23° 22° Maximum 39° 42° 43° 39° 35° 36° 37° Chance of rain 20% 40% 40% 70% 30% 30% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate High 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 17
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(km/h)Wind direction NNW W NW WNW NNW NW NNE NE ENE E E E E ESE Relative humidity 58% 28% 56% 25% 50% 25% 61% 41% 72% 41% 70% 41% 65% 35% Dew point 20°C 17°C 23°C 18°C 22°C 19°C 24°C 23°C 22°C 19°C 23°C 20°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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Past 5 Days
Emerald Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Saturday
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 mmTuesday
Jan 2121.4 °C 37.0 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Jan 2222.1 °C 33.0 °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 35.3° 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 11.0mm 5.0 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