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Queensland 3 pm Weather Bulletin

Daily Weather Bulletin - Queensland

Daily Weather Bulletin - Queensland

Bureau of Meteorology - QLD Regional Office

1500 (3pm) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026

(Produced 15:40 on Tuesday, 20 October 2026)

STATIONS C
L
D

8
ths		 WIND TEMP [C] BAR

hPa		 RAIN
mm		 WEATHER
dir spd
km/h		 d
r
y		 d
e
w		 m
a
x		 m
i
n		 g
r		 6hr
PENINSULA
Coconut Is     31   33     1011    
Coen Ap 8 ENE 20 31 19 32     1012    
Horn Is   E 33 29 23 31     1012    
Lockhart River 8 ESE 28 29 21 31     1013    
Palmerville   NE 19 35 17 36     1011    
Scherger 1 ESE 15 36 19 37     1010    
Weipa Ap 1 E 24 37 17 37     1010    
GULF COUNTRY
Burketown AP   N 22 35 21 35     1012    
Century Mine   NE 17 37 18 38     1011    
Kowanyama AP 4 ENE 9 36 18 37     1011 0.2  
Mornington Is   N 24 31 21 33     1013    
Normanton AP 8 WNW 20 36 22 36     1012    
NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS
Charters Twrs                    
Georgetown Ap 2 S 9 34 16 36     1011    
Hughenden Ap 1 E 22 34 15 36     1012    
Richmond Ap   S 9 35 15 36     1011    
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
Blackwater Ap   NE 19 30 12 31     1016    
Clermont 6 ESE 9 28 15 30     1015    
Emerald Ap 5 NNE 15 29 15 30     1016    
Lochington   NNE 6 28 14 29     1015    
Moranbah   E 22 29 15 31     1015    
Rolleston Ap   N 9 27 14 29     1016   Thunderstorm
CENTRAL WEST
Barcaldine 3 SW 6 31 15 32          
Blackall Ap   NNE 17 20 20 30     1015 23 Thunderstorm
Longreach 8 N 24 34 15 35     1013    
Winton   NNE 7 37 14 37     1011    
NORTHWEST
Camooweal   W 7 39 12 40     1010    
Carters Bore                    
Cloncurry AP 3 NNW 15 36 14 39     1010    
Julia Creek Ap   N 9 37 15 38     1011    
Lake Julius AWS   NNE 6 37 16 38          
Mt Isa 5 N 7 38 14 38     1010   Thunderstorm
New May Downs   NW 6 37 13 38          
The Monument AP   SW 20 39 8 40     1010    
Trepell AP 8 ENE 24 37 15 39     1010   Thunderstorm
Urandangie   E 11 39 8 41     1010    
CHANNEL COUNTRY
Birdsville Ap 1 N 9 39 12 39     1011    
Boulia                    
Thargomindah Ap 1 E 13 29 2 30     1014    
Windorah Airport 4 W 7 35 13 36     1011    
MARANOA AND WARREGO
Charleville 8 ENE 17 24 17 24     1017 2  
Roma 8 WNW 17 18 17 23     1019 4 Rain
St George Ap 8 NNE 15 24 17 25     1018    
DARLING DOWNS
Dalby   ESE 13 21 17 24     1019 2 Recent precip.
Miles   N 7 24 15 25     1019    
Oakey 8 NE 11 20 16 25     1020 0.4 Showers
Applethorpe   ENE 9 17 13 19     1021    
Toowoomba Ap 4 E 22 20 14 21     1020 0.2  
Warwick AWS   SE 11 20 15 21     1020 0.8  

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STATIONS C
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D

8
ths		 WIND TEMP [C] BAR

hPa		 RAIN
mm		 WEATHER SEA
STATE
dir spd
km/h		 d
r
y		 d
e
w		 m
a
x		 m
i
n		 g
r		 6hr sea
      swell
            dir
NORTH TROPICAL COAST
Cairns Ap 1 E 24 29 21 30     1015 0.2    
Cairns Racecourse 1 ESE 20 28 22 29     1015      
Cape Flattery   SSE 33 29 24 30     1015      
Cooktown Ap 7 ESE 26 29 22 31     1015      
Arlington Reef   SE 24           1016      
Innisfail Aerodrome 7 E 19 28 22 29     1016 0.2    
Low Isles   ESE 22 28 22 29     1016      
Lucinda   E 19 26 21 27     1016      
Mareeba Ap 8 NE 20 28 15 30     1014      
South Johnstone   ESE 13 28 21 29     1016 0.2    
Willis Is   SE 32 27 23 29     1015      
HERBERT AND BURDEKIN
Alva Beach   ENE 22 26 22 29     1017 0.8    
Ayr DPI   NE 17 27 19 30            
Bowen Ap AWS   ENE 22 28 19 30     1017      
Townsville 1 ENE 32 28 20 30     1016      
Woolshed   NNE 11 23 18 26     1016 0.2    
CENTRAL COAST
Hamilton Is   E 30 25 19 26     1017      
Mackay   ESE 13 26 20 27     1018      
Mackay Ap   E 26 26 20 28     1018      
Mackay Racecourse   E 17 25 20 27            
Middle Percy Is   SE 17 23 20 24     1018      
Proserpine Ap 5 ESE 28 27 18 29     1017 0.2    
CAPRICORNIA
Gladstone   ESE 20 23 17 26     1019      
Gladstone Ap 8 ENE 19 24 18 25     1019 0.2    
Heron Is   ENE 19                  
Rockhampton 8 ENE 19 28 18 29     1018      
Rundle Is   E 24 23   24     1019      
Samuel Hill 8 E 22 24 18 27     1018 0.2    
St Lawrence   N 22 27 19 28     1018      
Thangool 8 ESE 17 19 19 28     1019 21    
Yeppoon   E 26 25 19 26     1019      
WIDE BAY AND BURNETT
Bundaberg 8 ENE 20 25 17 26     1020      
Double Is Pt   E 19 23 17 25     1021      
Gayndah Ap   N 15 25 15 28     1018      
Gympie   E 13 25 16 26     1020      
Hervey Bay 8 NNE 11 20 18 26     1021 9 Showers  
Kingaroy 6 ENE 11 23 12 25     1019      
Lady Elliot Is   E 19 25 20 27     1020      
Maryborough 8 N 9 20 19 27     1020 0.2 Thunderstorm  
Toolara AWS                      
SOUTHEAST COAST
Amberley 6 ENE 11 26 15 26     1020 0.2    
Archerfield 8 NE 19 25 15 27     1021      
Beaudesert AWS   SW 4 20 18 24     1022 6 Recent precip.  
Beerburrum   E 7 24 17 25            
Brisbane Ap 7 ENE 15 23 17 25     1021      
Brisbane   ENE 13 24 17 26     1021      
Cape Moreton   NE 11 22 16 24     1022      
Coolangatta 8 E 15 22 17 23     1022 0.2    
G Coast Seaway   ESE 17 22 17 24     1022      
Gatton UQ   SE 9 24 15 26            
Nambour   ENE 9 23 17 25     1021 0.2    
Redland   NNE 15 23 16 24            
Sunshine Coast Ap 8 ENE 15 23 17 24     1021      
Tewantin   ENE 13 23 18 25     1021      
MAIN AUSTRALIAN CITIES
Sydney     23 15       1024      
Canberra Ap   NNW 11 23 7       1022      
Melbourne   N 22 27 11       1018      
Hobart   NNW 20 28 8       1014      
Adelaide   S 7 22 14       1017      
Perth Ap                      
Darwin 1 N 20 34 20 35     1010      
Alice Springs   W 20 38 5 39     1010      

RAINFALL may be for a period greater than 24 hours. The period, in days, will then be placed in the column headed "days".
SEA STATE:
SEAS: C Calm SM Smooth SL Slight M Moderate R Rough VR Very Rough H High VH Very High PH Phenomenal
SWELL: LS Low Short LA Low Average LL Low Long MS Moderate Short MA Mod Average ML Mod Long HS Heavy Short HA heavy Average HL Heavy Long C Confused