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Forecast issued at 7:54 pm AEST on Friday 23 October 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

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Storm
Max
23 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
5 to 30 mm
Chance of any rain:
90%

Wide Bay and Burnett area

Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding inland. Winds northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening.

Saturday 24 October

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Rain
Min
19 °C
Max
22 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
15 to 50 mm
Chance of any rain:
95%

Wide Bay and Burnett area

Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 18 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Fire Danger
No Rating

Sun protection recommended from 7:40 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Sunday 25 October

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Showers
Min
19 °C
Max
27 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain:
80%

Wide Bay and Burnett area

Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. A thunderstorm likely from the late morning, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the south. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming northerly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 18 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 7:40 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Monday 26 October

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Storm
Min
21 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 7 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

Wide Bay and Burnett area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 20 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 7:40 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Tuesday 27 October

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Storm
Min
20 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 8 mm
Chance of any rain:
60%

Wide Bay and Burnett area

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 afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 7:40 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Wednesday 28 October

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Showers
Min
18 °C
Max
26 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 6 mm
Chance of any rain:
50%

Thursday 29 October

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Showers
Min
17 °C
Max
26 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
40%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:30 am AEST Saturday.

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