Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:04 PM EST on Monday 23 December 2024
Valid for Monday 23 December 2024 to Thursday 26 December 2024
Warning for the following areas:
Gulf Country, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Herbert and Lower Burdekin and North West
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 will range from the high thirties to low forties in the Gulf Country and North West districts, grading to the low to mid thirties along the Carins and Townsville coasts with overnight minimum temperatures ranging similarly from the high twenties in the Gulf Country and North West districts to low twenties near the coast.
Severe heatwave conditions are continuing to over parts of eastern and northwestern Queensland over the coming days. Locations likely to be impacted include Innisfail.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Tuesday 24 December 2024
Local Weather
Mount Isa (20.7266°S, 139.4943°E, 365m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Mount Isa 40.2°- Dew point
- 12.1°
- Relative humidity
- 19%
- feels like
- 38.3°
- Wind
- N 13km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.0mm
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds NW/SW 20 to 30 km/h tending SE/SW in the morning. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 40s.
Forecast for Mount Isa (20.7266°S, 139.4943°E, 365m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 23° 23° 22° 24° 25° 24° 25° Maximum 42° 41° 43° 44° 42° 40° 40° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 40% 10% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High 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 11
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(km/h)Wind direction S SSW SSE SW ESE WSW N NW NNW WNW SSE S SSE S Relative humidity 21% 19% 21% 13% 14% 11% 45% 17% 54% 27% 24% 19% 22% 14% Dew point 9°C 13°C 7°C 6°C 3°C 6°C 21°C 13°C 23°C 18°C 9°C 11°C 8°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Isa (20.7266°S, 139.4943°E, 365m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:35am EST 6:00am EST 7:23pm EST 7:48pm EST 12:30am EST 12:49pm EST 
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Last quarter Dec 23 New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 -
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