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
Townsville (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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TODAY25° 32° possible shower Chance of rain: 40% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 5:27am EST 5:51am EST 6:57pm EST 7:21pm EST NOW26.4° Feels Like: 29.9° Relative Humidity: 85% Dew: 23.7° Wind: E 11km/h Gust: 15km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1009.6hPa -
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TownsvilleNow24.4°cFeels Like:29.2°Wind:SE 4km/hGusts:4km/hHumidity:95%25°Min32°MaxToday in TownsvillePartly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.Tomorrow26°Min33°MaxPartly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 37. -
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Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Townsville (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary Minimum 25° 26° 26° 27° 27° 27° 26° Maximum 32° 33° 34° 34° 34° 33° 33° Chance of rain 40% 10% 5% 10% 40% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 10-20mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating Moderate 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 11
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(km/h)Wind direction E NE NNE NE NNW NE N NNE NNE NE E E SE ESE Relative humidity 68% 64% 66% 62% 66% 61% 66% 60% 66% 59% 67% 65% 76% 70% Dew point 23°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 26°C -
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Townsville Rain Forecast
Townsville 12-month Rainfall ForecastJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2025686877888777105012 - 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
Townsville Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Thursday
Jan 1626.3 °C 34.8 °C 0.0 mmFriday
Jan 1725.1 °C 37.0 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
Jan 1826.2 °C 34.7 °C 0.0 mmSunday
Jan 1926.2 °C 35.0 °C 0.0 mmMonday
Jan 2024.9 °C 32.5 °C 0.2 mmLegend -
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Townsville minimum temp history (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 37.0° 17/01/2025 Coldest this month 22.1° 02/01/2025 Hottest on record 44.3 07/01/1994 Coldest on record 18.7 01/01/1963 Hottest this year 37.0° 17/01/2025 Coldest this year 22.1° 02/01/2025 Long term average 31.5° Long term average 24.4° Average this month 33.3° Average this month 25.1° Hottest January On Record Avg. max. temp. 34.1° 1994 Coldest January on record Avg. min. temp. 21.7° 1961 Townsville rainfall history (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 10.2mm 13/01/2025 Total This Month 19.2mm
7.0 daysLong Term Average 269.2mm 14.6 days Wettest January on record 1141.7mm 1953 Driest on record 8.8mm 1947 -
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Townsville Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Jan 269.2mm 14.6 day(s) Total For 2025 19.2mm 7.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2024 203.0mm 13.0 day(s) Wettest Day 10.2mm Jan13 Lowest Temperature 22.1°C Jan 2 Highest Temperature 37.0°C Jan17 -
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Townsville Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 31.5 31.2 30.8 29.7 27.7 25.7 25.2 26.1 27.9 29.5 30.8 31.6 29.0 Mean Min (°C) 24.4 24.2 23.1 20.7 17.7 14.8 13.8 14.8 17.5 20.8 23.0 24.1 19.9 Mean Rain (mm) 269.2 301.9 188.9 67.7 33.9 20.3 15.6 16.1 10.0 23.4 60.9 125.2 1134.1 Mean Rain Days 14.6 15.4 12.7 7.9 5.8 4.3 3.3 2.6 2.5 4.8 7.2 9.8 90.7