North Tropical Coast and Tablelands Forecast

View the current warnings for Queensland

Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EST on Friday 20 June 2025.

Weather Situation

A ridge extends over the state. A high will move east across the Tasman Sea for the next few days. A trough will move east across southern and central Queensland on Tuesday, crossing the east coast by Wednesday morning. A new ridge will extend over the state in the wake of the trough as a new high moves east across southern Australia.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h.

Saturday 21 June

Cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds east to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 27.

Fire Danger - No Rating

Sun protection 9:40am to 3:00pm, UV Index predicted to reach 6 [High]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Shower or two. Cairns 21 26
Showers. Atherton 15 20
Possible shower. Cooktown 21 27
Showers. Innisfail 19 24
Possible shower. Mareeba 17 23

Sunday 22 June

Cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. Winds east to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 27.

Monday 23 June

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 28.

Tuesday 24 June

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.

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

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