View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 4:30 am EST on Thursday 2 October 2025.
Weather Situation
A trough is moving east across the state, and will cross the southeast coast late this morning, and the Townsville Coast on Friday. A high is also moving east across southern Australia, and is extending a new ridge over the state in the wake of the trough. The high will reach the east coast on Saturday, then move east across the northern Tasman Sea from Sunday, weakening the ridge. A cloud band may extend over Cape York Peninsula from Monday or Tuesday, lingering for a few days. A new trough may briefly move over southern Queensland on Tuesday, weakening by Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Isolated to scattered showers and the chance of a thunderstorm in eastern districts between Yeppoon and the Sunshine Coast. Isolated showers over northern Cape York Peninsula. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Possible morning fog in eastern districts and in the Gulf Country District. Light to moderate southeast to southwesterly winds, fresh at times in southern districts, and turning southwest to northwesterly in southeastern Queensland. Light to moderate northwest to northeasterly winds near the east coast, turning northeast to southeasterly over Cape York Peninsula. Maximum temperatures above average in eastern districts and the Gulf Country District, tending well above average between Yeppoon and Bundaberg. Maximum temperatures below average in the far southwest and near average elsewhere.
Fire Danger - High to locally extreme over much of the state, apart from the northeast and the Channel Country District.
Friday 3 October
Isolated to scattered showers over northern Cape York Peninsula. Sunny elsewhere. Possible morning fog in eastern districts between Townsville and Mackay. Maximum temperatures above average near the east coast north of Bundaberg and in the Gulf Country District, below average in the southwest and the southern interior, near average elsewhere.
Saturday 4 October
Isolated showers in eastern districts and over northern Cape York Peninsula. Sunny elsewhere. Maximum temperatures near average.
Sunday 5 October
Isolated to scattered showers in eastern districts, mostly north of Gladstone, and over northern Cape York Peninsula. A chance of a thunderstorm in the Gulf Country District. Sunny elsewhere. Possible morning fog in the southeast. Maximum temperatures near average.
Monday until Wednesday
Isolated to scattered showers north of Georgetown and in eastern districts north of Mackay. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Maximum temperatures above average in southern districts, near average elsewhere.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Thursday.
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