North Tropical Coast and Tablelands Forecast

No warnings for Queensland

Forecast issued at 5:00 am EST on Saturday 21 September 2024.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge extends across eastern Queensland. A trough across the southern interior is moving eastwards. The trough is forecast to move across eastern Queensland today before moving offshore by tomorrow. A weak high may cross southeastern Australia tomorrow before moving into the Tasman Sea early next week and extending a ridge with dry air across the state in the wake of the trough. Another trough may enter the west of the state mid next week, and move eastwards across the state during the latter part of the week.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday

Partly cloudy. The chance of fog early this morning. Medium chance of showers in the north, slight chance elsewhere. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to southeasterly in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 33.

Fire Danger - Moderate

Sun protection 8:30am to 3:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Cairns 32
Mostly sunny. Atherton 28
Shower or two. Cooktown 31
Mostly sunny. Innisfail 31
Partly cloudy. Mareeba 32

Sunday 22 September

Sunny. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 34.

Monday 23 September

Sunny. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 32.

Tuesday 24 September

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 13 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 31.

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

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