Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:30 PM EST on Monday 27 October 2025
Valid for Monday 27 October 2025 to Thursday 30 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands and Central Coast and Whitsundays
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, Gulf Country, North West and Herbert and Lower Burdekin
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 low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties for the Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, and Central Coast and Whitsundays districts.
Severe heatwave conditions will contract north and continue to build over Cape York Peninsula early this week, with conditions expected to peak midweek.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over most of the coastal, inland and western districts, with low intensity heatwave conditions expected to linger for the next few days.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Tuesday 28 October 2025
Local Weather
Richmond (20.7288°S, 143.1413°E, 213m AMSL) Richmond,QLD set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Richmond 21.6°- Dew point
- 19.9°
- Relative humidity
- 90%
- feels like
- 22.7°
- Wind
- E 13km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 4.4mm
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Radar
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7 day forecast
Richmond 7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers in the S, high chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 36.
Forecast for Richmond (20.7288°S, 143.1413°E, 213m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 21° 19° 17° 18° 23° 24° 25° Maximum 32° 34° 37° 39° 41° 41° 41° Chance of rain 70% 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% 30% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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 15
(km/h)18
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)10
(km/h)13
(km/h)12
(km/h)8
(km/h)20
(km/h)11
(km/h)19
(km/h)10
(km/h)19
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction S SW SSE SW ESE WSW NE WSW NNE E N NNW NNW W Relative humidity 67% 48% 46% 31% 31% 18% 35% 16% 44% 18% 35% 16% 34% 23% Dew point 18°C 19°C 15°C 14°C 11°C 8°C 14°C 8°C 20°C 12°C 16°C 10°C 16°C 15°C First light 5:25am 5:24am 5:24am 5:23am 5:22am 5:22am 5:21am Sunrise 5:48am 5:47am 5:47am 5:46am 5:46am 5:45am 5:44am Sunset 6:35pm 6:36pm 6:36pm 6:37pm 6:37pm 6:38pm 6:38pm Last light 6:58pm 6:59pm 6:59pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:01pm 7:01pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Richmond (20.7288°S, 143.1413°E, 213m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:25am EST 5:48am EST 6:35pm EST 6:58pm EST 10:29am EST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 Richmond sun & moon times
TuesdayFirst light5:25am
ESTSunrise5:48am
ESTSunset6:35pm
ESTLast light6:58pm
ESTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseTue
10:29am
ESTMoon setFirst quarterFirst quarter Thu
Oct 30
Full moonFull moon Thu
Nov 06
Last quarterLast quarter Wed
Nov 12
New moonNew moon Thu
Nov 20
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Mon 2:30pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDMon 2:30pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:30 PM EST on Monday 27 October 2025
Valid for Monday 27 October 2025 to Thursday 30 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands and Central Coast and Whitsundays
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, Gulf Country, North West and Herbert and Lower Burdekin
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 low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties for the Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, and Central Coast and Whitsundays districts.
Severe heatwave conditions will contract north and continue to build over Cape York Peninsula early this week, with conditions expected to peak midweek.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over most of the coastal, inland and western districts, with low intensity heatwave conditions expected to linger for the next few days.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Tuesday 28 October 2025Mon 2:30pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:30 PM EST on Monday 27 October 2025
Valid for Monday 27 October 2025 to Thursday 30 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands and Central Coast and Whitsundays
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, Gulf Country, North West and Herbert and Lower Burdekin
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 low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties for the Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, and Central Coast and Whitsundays districts.
Severe heatwave conditions will contract north and continue to build over Cape York Peninsula early this week, with conditions expected to peak midweek.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over most of the coastal, inland and western districts, with low intensity heatwave conditions expected to linger for the next few days.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Tuesday 28 October 2025Mon 2:30pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:30 PM EST on Monday 27 October 2025
Valid for Monday 27 October 2025 to Thursday 30 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands and Central Coast and Whitsundays
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, Gulf Country, North West and Herbert and Lower Burdekin
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 low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties for the Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, and Central Coast and Whitsundays districts.
Severe heatwave conditions will contract north and continue to build over Cape York Peninsula early this week, with conditions expected to peak midweek.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over most of the coastal, inland and western districts, with low intensity heatwave conditions expected to linger for the next few days.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Tuesday 28 October 2025Mon 2:30pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:30 PM EST on Monday 27 October 2025
Valid for Monday 27 October 2025 to Thursday 30 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands and Central Coast and Whitsundays
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, Gulf Country, North West and Herbert and Lower Burdekin
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 low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties for the Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, and Central Coast and Whitsundays districts.
Severe heatwave conditions will contract north and continue to build over Cape York Peninsula early this week, with conditions expected to peak midweek.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over most of the coastal, inland and western districts, with low intensity heatwave conditions expected to linger for the next few days.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Tuesday 28 October 2025Mon 2:30pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:30 PM EST on Monday 27 October 2025
Valid for Monday 27 October 2025 to Thursday 30 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands and Central Coast and Whitsundays
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, Gulf Country, North West and Herbert and Lower Burdekin
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 low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties for the Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, and Central Coast and Whitsundays districts.
Severe heatwave conditions will contract north and continue to build over Cape York Peninsula early this week, with conditions expected to peak midweek.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over most of the coastal, inland and western districts, with low intensity heatwave conditions expected to linger for the next few days.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Tuesday 28 October 2025Mon 2:30pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:30 PM EST on Monday 27 October 2025
Valid for Monday 27 October 2025 to Thursday 30 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands and Central Coast and Whitsundays
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, Gulf Country, North West and Herbert and Lower Burdekin
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 low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties for the Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, and Central Coast and Whitsundays districts.
Severe heatwave conditions will contract north and continue to build over Cape York Peninsula early this week, with conditions expected to peak midweek.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over most of the coastal, inland and western districts, with low intensity heatwave conditions expected to linger for the next few days.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Tuesday 28 October 2025Mon 2:30pm UTC Severe weather advice QLDAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:30 PM EST on Monday 27 October 2025
Valid for Monday 27 October 2025 to Thursday 30 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands and Central Coast and Whitsundays
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central West, Gulf Country, North West and Herbert and Lower Burdekin
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 low thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties for the Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, and Central Coast and Whitsundays districts.
Severe heatwave conditions will contract north and continue to build over Cape York Peninsula early this week, with conditions expected to peak midweek.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over most of the coastal, inland and western districts, with low intensity heatwave conditions expected to linger for the next few days.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Tuesday 28 October 2025For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature in 7 days
0 Tuesday Tuesday 32 1 Wednesday Wednesday 34 2 Thursday Thursday 37 3 Friday Friday 39 4 Saturday Saturday 41 5 Sunday Sunday 41 6 Monday Monday 41 7 Monday Monday 41 -
Rain in 7 days
0 Tuesday Tuesday 5 1 Wednesday Wednesday 0 2 Thursday Thursday 0 3 Friday Friday 0 4 Saturday Saturday 0 5 Sunday Sunday 0 6 Monday Monday 0 7 Monday Monday 0 -
Past 24 Hours
1761537600 Monday 04:00 4 26.9 19.3 0.0 63 1761541200 Monday 05:00 5 26.5 19.6 0.0 66 1761544800 Monday 06:00 6 26.7 19.1 0.0 63 1761548400 Monday 07:00 7 28.1 19.1 0.0 58 1761552000 Monday 08:00 8 28.2 19.2 0.0 58 1761555600 Monday 09:00 9 30.1 18.5 0.0 49 1761559200 Monday 10:00 10 34.0 19.3 0.0 42 1761562800 Monday 11:00 11 35.1 17.3 0.0 34 1761566400 Monday 12:00 12 37.3 17.8 0.0 31 1761570000 Monday 13:00 1 38.8 15.2 0.0 24 1761573600 Monday 14:00 2 29.2 18.6 0.0 52 1761577200 Monday 15:00 3 25.7 21.6 1.6 78 1761580800 Monday 16:00 4 28.7 22.7 1.6 70 1761584400 Monday 17:00 5 29.9 18.3 1.6 49 1761588000 Monday 18:00 6 29.7 17.8 1.6 48 1761591600 Monday 19:00 7 28.0 16.3 1.6 49 1761595200 Monday 20:00 8 26.7 16.3 1.6 53 1761598800 Monday 21:00 9 25.5 17.2 1.6 60 1761602400 Monday 22:00 10 25.8 16.4 1.6 56 1761606000 Monday 23:00 11 23.2 19.2 2.4 78 1761609600 Tuesday 00:00 12 21.9 20.2 4.0 90 1761613200 Tuesday 01:00 1 22.0 19.5 4.0 86 1761616800 Tuesday 02:00 2 21.7 20.3 4.2 92 1761620400 Tuesday 03:00 3 21.8 20.6 4.4 93 -
Averages
Mean rainfall and temperature