IDQ10230
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Darling Downs and Granite Belt District Forecast
Issued at 3:15 pm EST on Wednesday 8 October 2025
for the period until midnight EST Sunday 12 October 2025.
Warning Information
Weather Situation
A high moving across Tasman Sea extends a ridge over Queensland, promoting settled and dry conditions over central and southern Queensland. The high will continue to move eastwards, weakening the ridge over the next few days. A slow moving surface trough in the southwest of the state directs a warm northwesterly wind flow over southern parts of the state. The trough will begin shifting east from Thursday, returning instability to much of the interior, before shifting further east on Friday and Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday 8 October
Clear. The chance of smoke haze in the north. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h.
Forecast for Thursday 9 October
Mostly sunny. The chance of smoke haze in the north in the morning. Slight chance of a shower in the southwest in the late afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west in the late afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds in the southwest in the late afternoon and evening. Winds northerly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 37.
Fire Danger: High
Sun protection 8:00am to 3:10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]
Forecast for Friday 10 October
Mostly sunny morning. Slight chance of a shower in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then tending northwest to northeasterly in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s.
Forecast for Saturday 11 October
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower over the Granite Belt, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s.
Forecast for Sunday 12 October
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:30 am EST Thursday.
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