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Forecast issued at 5:27 am AEST on Thursday 8 January 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

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Showers
Min
24 °C
Max
31 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
1 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain:
80%

Herbert and Lower Burdekin area

Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening. Winds east to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 27 to 32.

Fire Danger
Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 8:10 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

Friday 9 January

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Storm
Min
24 °C
Max
31 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
5 to 35 mm
Chance of any rain:
90%

Herbert and Lower Burdekin area

Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening. Heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding possible. Damaging winds possible. Winds southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 8:10 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme]

Saturday 10 January

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Storm
Min
24 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
20 to 100 mm
Chance of any rain:
90%

Herbert and Lower Burdekin area

Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding possible in the afternoon and evening. Damaging winds possible. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h turning easterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 8:00 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 16 [Extreme]

Sunday 11 January

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Rain
Min
25 °C
Max
30 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
15 to 140 mm
Chance of any rain:
80%

Herbert and Lower Burdekin area

Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 8:00 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 16 [Extreme]

Monday 12 January

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Storm
Min
25 °C
Max
31 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
5 to 70 mm
Chance of any rain:
80%

Tuesday 13 January

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Showers
Min
25 °C
Max
31 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 15 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

Wednesday 14 January

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Showers
Min
25 °C
Max
31 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain:
60%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:15 pm AEST Thursday.

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