Heatwave Service for Australia

IDY10008

Heatwave Assessment and Forecast Service for Australia

Issued at 2:51 pm EDT on Wednesday 29 November 2023
for the period until midnight EDT Tuesday 5 December 2023.

Current Heatwave Assessment

Heatwave Situation for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 3 days starting Monday 27 November 2023

Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions over Cape York in northern Queensland. Low intensity heatwave conditions over the Tiwi Islands and parts of the Top End in the NT, and isolated parts of the Kimberley in WA.

Heatwave Situation for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 3 days starting Tuesday 28 November 2023

Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions over parts of northern and eastern parts of Queensland. Low intensity heatwave conditions over parts of the Top End and the Tiwi Islands in NT and far northern Kimberley in WA.

Heatwave Forecast for Australia

Heatwave Situation for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 3 days starting Wednesday 29 November 2023

Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions over northern and eastern parts of Queensland and the Tiwi Islands of NT. Isolated pockets of extreme heatwave conditions over the Cape York and in northern Queensland. Low intensity heatwave conditions over southeastern parts of Queensland, northern parts of NT and northern Kimberley of WA.

Heatwave Situation for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 3 days starting Thursday 30 November 2023

Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions over northern and eastern parts of Queensland with isolated extreme heatwave conditions over the Cape York and northern Queensland. Low intensity with pockets of severe heatwave conditions over northern parts of NT and northern Kimberley of WA. Low intensity heatwave conditions over southeastern parts of Queensland, including Brisbane and far northeast NSW.

Heatwave Situation for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 3 days starting Friday 01 December 2023

Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions over northern and eastern parts of Queensland with isolated extreme heatwave conditions over the Cape York and northern Queensland. Low intensity, with pockets of severe heatwave conditions over northern parts of NT and northern Kimberley of WA. Low intensity heatwave conditions southeastern parts of Queensland, including Brisbane, far northeast NSW and inland central WA.

Heatwave Situation for Saturday, Sunday, Monday, 3 days starting Saturday 02 December 2023

Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions over northern and eastern parts of Queensland, northern parts of the Kimberely in WA, inland parts of central WA and northeast parts of the Top End in the NT. Isolated areas of extreme heatwave conditions over the Cape York in northern Queensland. Low intensity heatwave conditions over remaining parts of the Top End and the Tiwi Islands in the NT, and over remaining parts of the Kimberley and broad parts of inland central and northern WA with adjacent areas of southwest NT and northwest SA.

Heatwave Situation for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, 3 days starting Sunday 03 December 2023

Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions over inland central WA and northwest SA. Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions over northern parts of Queensland, the Kimberely in WA, northern parts of the Top End in the NT and southwest NT. Low intensity heatwave conditions over remaining parts of the Top End and the Tiwi Islands in the NT, over remaining parts of inland central and northern WA and central and western SA and inland western Queensland.

The next routine forecast will be issued by 03:30 pm EDT Thursday.