IDQ10700
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Queensland State Forecast
Issued at 4:30 am EST on Tuesday 19 August 2025
for the period until midnight EST Monday 25 August 2025.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation
A large high-pressure system drifting slowly east across southern Australia
will maintain a ridge across the state for the next few days. The high will
move into the southern Tasman Sea from Tuesday, turning winds more onshore and
returning moisture more broadly to eastern Queensland. A trough moving east
across the far southwest of the state will push into southeastern Queensland
through the middle of this week. Another trough may also form along the
southern Queensland and northeast New South Wales coast during the mid-week
period and enhance rainfall in its vicinity, before slipping southward and away
from the east coast later in the week.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday 19 August
Isolated showers southeast of Bowen to Quilpie, tending scattered in central
and southeast Queensland. Showers may tend widespread at times about the
exposed South East coast and offshore islands along with over the southern
interior between Goondiwindi and Carnarvon Ranges. The chance of a thunderstorm
near the coast in the far southeast. Partly cloudy with the chance of isolated
showers about the remaining east coast. Sunny elsewhere. Patches of morning
frost about the far west, southern and central interior. The chance of patchy
morning fog about the tropical east coast south of Cairns. Light to moderate
northeast to southeasterly winds, fresh at times near the southern Gulf coast
during the morning. Maximum temperatures near average about the Peninsula and
tropical east, tending well below average in the west and below average
elsewhere. Minimum temperatures near or below average, tending well below
average about the northern interior and far west.

Fire Danger:
High for the Gulf Country district.

Forecast for Wednesday 20 August
Isolated to scattered showers in central and southern Queensland south of Bowen
and east of about Barcaldine to Cunnamulla. Showers tending widespread at times
in southern and eastern Queensland south of Gladstone and east of about
Augathella to Dirranbandi with a risk of moderate falls. The chance of
thunderstorms near the southeast Queensland coast and over the southern Darling
Downs and Granite Belt. There remains some uncertainty around rainfall amounts
and focus along the southeast Queensland coast, as will depend on the
development and movement of a potential coastal trough. Partly cloudy with the
chance of isolated showers about the remaining east coast. Mostly sunny
elsewhere. Patches of morning frost about the west. The chance of patchy
morning fog about the tropical east coast south of Cairns. Maximum temperatures
near average about the Peninsula and tropical east, below average elsewhere.
Minimum temperatures near or above average in the east and Far North, tending
well below average about the northern interior and far west.

Forecast for Thursday 21 August
Isolated to scattered showers about central and southern Queensland south of
Proserpine and east of about Barcaldine to Bollon. Showers tending widespread
in southeast Queensland south of Maryborough to Dalby and east of Goondiwindi
with a risk moderate falls, especially along the coast. The chance of
thunderstorms in southeast Queensland south of about Gympie to Dalby. There
remains some uncertainty around rainfall amounts and focus along the South East
Queensland coast, as will depend on the development and movement of a potential
coastal trough. Isolated showers about the northeast tropical coast north of
Bowen tending scattered north of Townsville. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Patches of
morning frost possible about the far west and southern interior, Maximum
temperatures near or a little above average about central and northern
Queensland, tending below average elsewhere. Minimum temperatures above average
about the Far North and east, tending below average in the west and near
average elsewhere.

Forecast for Friday 22 August
Partly cloudy with isolated showers about central and southern Queensland east
of about Bollon to Clermont, tending scattered in southeast Queensland south of
Hervey Bay and east of Texas. Isolated to scattered showers about the northeast
tropical coast north of Townsville. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Maximum near
average in the southeast, tending above average elsewhere. Minimum temperatures
below average in the far west, tending near or above average elsewhere.

Outlook for Saturday 23 August to Monday 25 August
Partly cloudy with isolated showers about central and southern Queensland east
of about Clermont to Bollon, tending scattered in southeast Queensland south of
Hervey Bay and east of Texas on Saturday. Isolated to scattered showers about
the northeast tropical coast north of Townsville. Mostly sunny elsewhere.
Maximum and minimum temperatures tending above average over the outlook period
and well above average in the west by early next week.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Tuesday.

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