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Forecast issued at 1:00 am AEST on Wednesday 29 April 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday

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Partly Cloudy
Min
19 °C
Max
28 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Herbert and Lower Burdekin area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early morning then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Fire Danger
No Rating

Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 3:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Thursday 30 April

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Partly Cloudy
Min
20 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Herbert and Lower Burdekin area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending easterly in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 3:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Friday 1 May

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Partly Cloudy
Min
20 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Herbert and Lower Burdekin area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending easterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 3:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Saturday 2 May

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Partly Cloudy
Min
20 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Herbert and Lower Burdekin area

Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog inland. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 3:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Sunday 3 May

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Partly Cloudy
Min
20 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Monday 4 May

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Partly Cloudy
Min
20 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Tuesday 5 May

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Partly Cloudy
Min
19 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

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

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