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
Oakey (27.4333°S, 151.7209°E, 389m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current condition
TODAY17° 34° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 20% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 4:51am EST 5:16am EST 6:52pm EST 7:17pm EST NOW16.3° Feels Like: 15.6° Relative Humidity: 96% Dew: 15.7° Wind: E 13km/h Gust: 13km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1012.1hPa -
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OakeyNow18.3°cFeels Like:18.9°Wind:NE 7km/hGusts:9km/hHumidity:87%17°Min34°MaxToday in OakeyMostly sunny. The chance of fog in the far E in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower in the far E, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending W/NW 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 38.Tomorrow19°Min37°MaxPartly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower over the Granite Belt 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 tending W/SW in the middle of the day then tending N/NE in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 36 to 41. -
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Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the far E in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower in the far E, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending W/NW 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 38.
Forecast for Oakey (27.4333°S, 151.7209°E, 389m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary Minimum 17° 19° 21° 22° 19° 20° 21° Maximum 34° 37° 38° 38° 33° 33° 33° Chance of rain 20% 10% 50% 5% 40% 30% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate High 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 17
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(km/h)20
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(km/h)27
(km/h)26
(km/h)24
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
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(km/h)17
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(km/h)Wind direction NNW W NW WSW NNW NNE NW W E E ENE ENE NE NE Relative humidity 64% 33% 61% 27% 49% 35% 55% 21% 66% 50% 71% 52% 68% 45% Dew point 19°C 15°C 20°C 14°C 20°C 18°C 20°C 11°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 19°C -
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Oakey Rain Forecast
Oakey 12-month Rainfall ForecastJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2025787966655556105012 - 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
Oakey Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Thursday
Jan 1620.8 °C 34.2 °C 0.0 mmFriday
Jan 1711.6 °C 30.6 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
Jan 1817.0 °C 28.6 °C 0.0 mmSunday
Jan 1919.5 °C 29.2 °C 0.8 mmMonday
Jan 2014.9 °C 30.8 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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Oakey minimum temp history (27.4333°S, 151.7209°E, 389m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 34.2° 16/01/2025 Coldest this month 11.6° 17/01/2025 Hottest on record 41.8 06/01/1994 Coldest on record 9.2 07/01/1977 Hottest this year 34.2° 16/01/2025 Coldest this year 11.6° 17/01/2025 Long term average 31.0° Long term average 18.1° Average this month 29.8° Average this month 17.1° Hottest January On Record Avg. max. temp. 33.7° 2017 Coldest January on record Avg. min. temp. 15.7° 2000 Oakey rainfall history (27.4333°S, 151.7209°E, 389m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 24.6mm 10/01/2025 Total This Month 67.0mm
8.0 daysLong Term Average 78.6mm 7.9 days Wettest January on record 265.4mm 2011 Driest on record 1.4mm 2019 -
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Average Rainfall To Jan 78.6mm 7.9 day(s) Total For 2025 67.0mm 8.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2024 19.4mm 5.0 day(s) Wettest Day 24.6mm Jan10 Lowest Temperature 11.6°C Jan17 Highest Temperature 34.2°C Jan16 -
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Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 31.0 30.2 28.9 26.0 22.3 19.3 18.9 20.9 24.5 26.9 29.0 30.5 25.6 Mean Min (°C) 18.1 17.8 16.2 11.7 7.4 4.4 3.0 3.8 7.6 11.7 14.8 16.9 11.0 Mean Rain (mm) 78.6 80.4 55.0 30.1 39.8 28.9 28.5 24.9 30.0 56.9 74.5 90.0 617.0 Mean Rain Days 7.9 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.1 6.0 4.6 5.1 7.1 7.7 8.2 76.7