Aurukun Forecast

No warnings for Queensland

Forecast issued at 5:00 am EST on Tuesday 10 December 2019.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday

Summary
Max 35
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Chance of any rain: 50%

Peninsula area

Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers, most likely from late this morning. The chance of a thunderstorm from late this morning. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h turning easterly in the late morning and early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.

Fire Danger - High

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Showers. Possible storm. Weipa – 36
Shower or two. Possible storm. Coen – 34
Showers. Possible storm. Palmerville – 36
Possible shower. Thursday Island – 35

Wednesday 11 December

Summary
Min 26
Max 34
Showers. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 6 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain: 80%

Peninsula area

Partly cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers in the west, medium (50%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then tending easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

Thursday 12 December

Summary
Min 25
Max 33
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 2 to 6 mm
Chance of any rain: 70%

Peninsula area

Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers north of Coen, slight (30%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 39.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

Friday 13 December

Summary
Min 25
Max 34
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 3 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

Peninsula area

Hot and mostly sunny. High (70%) chance of showers north of Weipa, slight (20%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 40.

Sun protection recommended from 8:30 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]

Saturday 14 December

Summary
Min 25
Max 33
Possible shower.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%

Sunday 15 December

Summary
Min 25
Max 33
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 3 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

Monday 16 December

Summary
Min 25
Max 32
Possible shower.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 3 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EST Tuesday.

Product derived from IDQ11295 and IDQ10110