North Tropical Coast and Tablelands Forecast

View the current warnings for Queensland

Forecast updated at 9:12 pm EST on Friday 29 September 2023.

Weather Situation

A weak trough over interior Queensland will drift westward over the weekend and may linger near the far southwest of the state. A broad high moving east from southeastern Australia into the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge over most of the state. The high will drift slowly east over the weekend and early next week, maintaining the ridge. A significant trough moving east over southern Australia will approach the far southwest of the state early next week, increasing the temperatures and leading to gusty winds and elevated fire dangers about the interior and west.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of a shower near the coast, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h.

Saturday 30 September

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower about the Atherton Tablelands, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds easterly 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 29.

Fire Danger - Moderate

Sun protection 8:20am to 3:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Cairns 21 28
Partly cloudy. Atherton 15 23
Wind easing. Partly cloudy. Cooktown 21 28
Partly cloudy. Innisfail 20 27
Partly cloudy. Mareeba 17 27

Sunday 1 October

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower near the coast, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds easterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 31.

Monday 2 October

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the south, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 31.

Tuesday 3 October

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 32.

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

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