Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:00 PM EST on Friday 08 November 2024
Valid for Friday 08 November 2024 to Monday 11 November 2024
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Channel Country
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 in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties, tending mid teens to low twenties in the southeast districts.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to ease in the south over the weekend, but remain over central and northern parts of the state into the new week.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased through the Channel Country, however low-intensity heatwave conditions persist in the northeast of the district. Locations likely to be impacted include Cloncurry, Charleville, Dalby, Georgetown, Longreach, Roma, Stanthorpe, Toowoomba, Winton and Warwick.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Saturday 09 November 2024
Forecast
Richmond (20.7288°S, 143.1413°E, 213m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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TOMORROW27° 43° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 20% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 5:18am EST 5:41am EST 6:42pm EST 7:05pm EST NOW32.1° Feels Like: 28.9° Relative Humidity: 21% Dew: 7.0° Wind: S 13km/h Gust: 17km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1010.6hPa -
Today Weather
RichmondNow29.8°cFeels Like:27.7°Wind:S 7km/hGusts:7km/hHumidity:24%27°Min43°MaxToday in RichmondSunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the SW in the late afternoon and evening. Winds N/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 27 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.Tomorrow27°Min43°MaxMostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S. Winds E/NE 15 to 20 km/h tending N/NE 20 to 30 km/h before dawn then tending E/NE in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 28 with daytime temperatures reaching 37 to 43. -
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Today: Sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the SW in the late afternoon and evening. Winds N/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 27 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Forecast for Richmond (20.7288°S, 143.1413°E, 213m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary Minimum 27° 28° 27° 25° 27° 27° 26° Maximum 43° 43° 41° 42° 42° 42° 42° Chance of rain 20% 10% 5% 30% 30% 40% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High 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 22
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(km/h)Wind direction N WNW NNE NE N WSW N W N SW ENE SSW ESE SSW Relative humidity 24% 16% 24% 17% 29% 19% 35% 21% 34% 21% 30% 18% 26% 17% Dew point 12°C 11°C 12°C 12°C 13°C 12°C 15°C 15°C 16°C 15°C 15°C 12°C 12°C 12°C -
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Richmond Rain Forecast
Richmond 12-month Rainfall ForecastNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct202420257886788198108105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Oct 1
ENSO status: La Niña Watch. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Negative. Trending slightly negative. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña Watch, meaning there is approximately a 50% chance of a La Niña developing this year. Overall, models are now starting to look more like La Niña, with more widespread ocean cooling occurring in the South Pacific, helped by the consistently strong trade winds. While these are good signs that La Niña is starting to develop, a declaration would likely happen no earlier than November, meaning this is more likely to be a late and weaker event if it does eventuate. A La Niña typically increases rainfall over northern and southeastern Australia during spring, but has little effect for southwestern WA. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase and is now unlikely to develop into either phase this spring. Conditions are closer to a negative IOD at the moment, so there may be some minor increases in the frequency of northwest cloudbands impactingAustralia. A neutral IOD tends to bring a small increase in spring rainfall for southwest WA, but has little effect elsewhere. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is in a negative phase, continuing on from the initial sudden Stratospheric Warming (SW) events over Antarctica since mid-July. These events increase the chances of negative SAM events, but are having a lesser effect moving forward in October. A negative SAM increases the frequency of cold fronts. During spring, this increases rainfall over western Tas and southern Vic, but decreases rainfall over eastern Australia. Rainfall outlooks are showing close to average for most of the country during October, with a higher chance of above average rainfall for northern and eastern Australia, increasing further into November and December. Models are also hinting that rainfall is more likely to arrive in the form of showers and thunderstorms, rather than broad rainbands, meaning rainfall in practice will likely be hit-and-miss for most of Australia thisspring.
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Richmond Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Monday
Nov 0421.5 °C 40.8 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Nov 0521.7 °C 42.8 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Nov 0623.3 °C 42.7 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Nov 0725.0 °C 42.6 °C 0.0 mmFriday
Nov 0827.3 °C 42.1 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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Richmond minimum temp history (20.7288°S, 143.1413°E, 213m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 42.8° 05/11/2024 Coldest this month 19.0° 02/11/2024 Hottest on record 43.9 29/11/2015 Coldest on record 12.5 10/11/2006 Hottest this year 42.8° 05/11/2024 Coldest this year 0.4° 18/07/2024 Long term average 37.9° Long term average 21.8° Average this month 41.0° Average this month 22.6° Hottest November On Record Avg. max. temp. 40.1° 2014 Coldest November on record Avg. min. temp. 19.7° 2010 Richmond rainfall history (20.7288°S, 143.1413°E, 213m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 0.0mm 01/11/2024 Total This Month 0.0mm
0.0 daysLong Term Average 47.2mm 6.1 days Wettest November on record 183.4mm 2000 Driest on record 2.0mm 2019 -
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Richmond Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Nov 419.4mm 45.8 day(s) Total For 2024 453.6mm 40.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 439.4mm 35.0 day(s) Wettest Day 65.4mm Mar25 Lowest Temperature 0.4°C Jul18 Highest Temperature 42.8°C Nov 5 -
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Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 37.1 36.1 35.7 33.5 29.7 26.9 26.9 29.4 33.4 36.8 37.9 38.5 33.5 Mean Min (°C) 23.7 22.8 21.3 17.9 13.2 10.1 9.0 10.1 14.8 19.0 21.8 23.4 17.2 Mean Rain (mm) 126.5 105.7 62.5 23.7 7.9 12.6 13.6 4.4 4.0 11.3 47.2 61.8 463.1 Mean Rain Days 11.0 9.4 5.8 3.1 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.0 1.2 3.0 6.1 7.3 51.3