Atherton Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:17 pm EST on Wednesday 12 March 2014.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday

Summary
A few showers.

North Tropical Coast and Tablelands area

Partly cloudy. Scattered showers, tending frequent north of Cairns with some rain areas and moderate to possibly heavy falls. The chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the north. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening.

Thursday 13 March

Summary
Min 17
Max 26
Shower or two.

North Tropical Coast and Tablelands area

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers, more scattered north of Cairns in the morning with some rain areas and the chance of thunderstorms early. Winds east to southeasterly and light increasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 31.

Fire Danger - Low-Moderate

UV Alert from 8:40 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
A few showers, easing. Cairns 23 31
Shower or two. Atherton 17 26
A few showers, easing. Cooktown 24 30
A few showers, easing. Innisfail 23 30
Shower or two. Mareeba 21 30

Friday 14 March

Summary
Min 18
Max 24
Showers and chance of a storm.

North Tropical Coast and Tablelands area

Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Winds east to southeasterly and light increasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 30.

Saturday 15 March

Summary
Min 17
Max 27
Possible shower.

North Tropical Coast and Tablelands area

Partly cloudy. The chance of showers until evening. The chance of thunderstorms in the north until evening. Winds east to southeasterly and light. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 31.

Sunday 16 March

Summary
Min 15
Max 28
Sunny.

North Tropical Coast and Tablelands area

Isolated showers in the north in the morning. The chance of thunderstorms in the north in the morning. Sunny afternoon. Winds easterly and light. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 32.

Monday 17 March

Summary
Min 15
Max 30
Mostly sunny.

Tuesday 18 March

Summary
Min 16
Max 28
Mostly sunny.

Wednesday 19 March

Summary
Min 17
Max 26
Shower or two developing.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Thursday.

Product derived from IDQ11295 and IDQ10140