Queensland 3 pm Weather Bulletin

Daily Weather Bulletin - Queensland

Daily Weather Bulletin - Queensland

Bureau of Meteorology - QLD Regional Office

1500 (3pm) on Saturday, 17 January 2026

(Produced 16:05 on Saturday, 17 January 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     30   31     1003    
Coen Ap 8 NW 26 29 23 34     1002 0.2 Thunderstorm
Horn Is 4 NNW 19 30 26 31     1003    
Lockhart River 8 NW 11 26 25 34     1003 7  
Palmerville   SW 6 31 24 33     1000 0.2  
Scherger 8 CALM 27 26 31     1003 19 Rain
Weipa Ap 8 NNW 15 29 26 31     1002 0.2  
GULF COUNTRY
Burketown AP 1 N 22 33 26 33     1001    
Century Mine   E 9 34 21 35     1000    
Kowanyama AP 8 NW 24 30 25 33     1002 3 Recent precip.
Mornington Is 8 ESE 4 26 26 32     1001 3 Thunderstorm
Normanton AP   NNW 22 33 26 34     1000    
NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS
Charters Twrs                    
Georgetown Ap 1 W 11 34 22 34     999    
Hughenden Ap 8 S 30 31 23 35     999   Thunderstorm
Richmond Ap 1 SW 13 35 23 35     999 0.2  
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
Blackwater Ap   E 7 36 22 36     999    
Clermont   E 7 35 21 35     999    
Emerald Ap 8 NE 9 36 22 37     998    
Lochington   WSW 7 37 15 37     998    
Moranbah   ESE 11 33 23 34     999    
Rolleston Ap   SSE 4 37 19 37     998    
CENTRAL WEST
Barcaldine 0 NNE 4 38 13 38          
Blackall Ap   N 9 39 2 40     998    
Longreach   SW 13 39 11 39     999    
Winton 1 SW 9 37 20 37     999    
NORTHWEST
Camooweal   ENE 6 34 22 34     1000    
Carters Bore   S 7 36 18 36          
Cloncurry AP   SW 7 36 21 36     999    
Julia Creek Ap 1 SW 11 35 23 36     999    
Lake Julius AWS   NE 2 35 21 35          
Mt Isa 2 S 11 36 20 37     999    
New May Downs   SE 6 35 19 36          
The Monument AP   E 11 37 18 38     999    
Trepell AP   SW 9 36 21 36     999    
Urandangie   SE 9 37 22 37     1000    
CHANNEL COUNTRY
Birdsville Ap   SSW 20 39 3 40     1001    
Boulia 1 W 11 40 27 41     999    
Thargomindah Ap   S 19 38 4 39     1000    
Windorah Airport   SSW 11 40 5 40     999    
MARANOA AND WARREGO
Charleville   WNW 20 39 5 39     998    
Roma   W 22 41 4 42     997    
St George Ap   WSW 13 40 3 40     997    
DARLING DOWNS
Dalby   NNW 30 33 21 37     999   Thunderstorm
Miles   N 17 36 19 40     998    
Oakey 8 SSW 28 25 22 36     1001 0.6 Thunderstorm
Stanthorpe     25 21 28          
Applethorpe   E 7 24 19 29     1001 0.2 Thunderstorm
Toowoomba Ap 8 E 22 29 20 32     1002   Thunderstorm
Warwick AWS   S 11 23 21 34     1001 10 Thunderstorm

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STATIONS C
L
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 8 NW 11 30 25 34     1000   Thunderstorm  
Cairns Racecourse 8 SSE 20 28 25 34     1000   Thunderstorm  
Cape Flattery   N 28 31 27 33     1001      
Cooktown Ap 8 SE 9 28 26 35     1000   Thunderstorm  
Arlington Reef   N 20           1000      
Innisfail Aerodrome 7 W 13 27 25 35     1000 8 Showers  
Low Isles   N 24 31 26 32     999      
Lucinda   E 22           998      
Mareeba Ap 1 WNW 15 33 21 33     999      
South Johnstone   WSW 9 26 25 35     1000 8 Rain  
Willis Is   WNW 20 31 27 32     1000      
HERBERT AND BURDEKIN
Alva Beach   SSE 6 28 27 32     999 4 Thunderstorm  
Ayr DPI   NE 11 31 26 33       0.2 Thunderstorm  
Bowen Ap AWS   NE 13 29 25 31     999   Thunderstorm  
Townsville 5 ENE 20 31 27 33     998 0.6    
Woolshed   SSE 4 27 23 31     999   Thunderstorm  
CENTRAL COAST
Hamilton Is 1 E 24 29 25 31     1000      
Mackay   ENE 15 31 24 31     1000      
Mackay Ap   E 20 31 24 31     1000      
Mackay Racecourse   ENE 13 31 23 32            
Middle Percy Is   ESE 15 29 26 30     1001      
Proserpine Ap   ESE 15 31 23 33     999   Thunderstorm  
CAPRICORNIA
Gladstone   ENE 22 31 25 34     1000      
Gladstone Ap 2 E 24 32 25 33     1000      
Heron Is   SE 17                  
Rockhampton 1 ESE 15 34 25 35     999      
Rundle Is   ESE 26 28   28     1000      
Samuel Hill   SE 17 32 24 33     1000      
St Lawrence   N 13 33 25 34     999      
Thangool 1 E 7 35 22 35     999      
Yeppoon   ENE 20 30 25 31     1000      
WIDE BAY AND BURNETT
Bundaberg 2 E 28 31 26 33     1001      
Double Is Pt   ENE 22 28 25 30     1002 0.2    
Gayndah Ap   NE 17 35 22 36     999      
Gympie   E 11 33 25 34     1001      
Hervey Bay 7 E 19 31 25 32     1001      
Kingaroy 8 SE 24 29 19 34     1000   Thunderstorm  
Lady Elliot Is   ESE 17 31 26 31     1001      
Maryborough 3 E 17 32 25 33     1001      
Toolara AWS                      
SOUTHEAST COAST
Amberley 1 ENE 33 34 24 36     1000      
Archerfield 8 E 26 31 24 34     1001      
Beaudesert AWS   ENE 17 32 23 33     1001      
Beerburrum   E 7 30 24 33            
Brisbane Ap 7 NE 30 30 25 33     1002      
Brisbane   ENE 17 31 24 33     1001      
Cape Moreton   ENE 26 28 25 31     1002      
Coolangatta 8 ENE 20 29 25 31     1002      
G Coast Seaway   E 22 29 25 31     1002      
Gatton UQ   E 22 33 22 36            
Logan City                      
Nambour   E 15 30 24 31     1002 0.2    
Redland   NE 19 28 25 32            
Sunshine Coast Ap 1 NE 22 30 25 31     1002      
Tewantin   NE 13 29 26 31     1002      
MAIN AUSTRALIAN CITIES
Sydney     21 19       1009      
Canberra Ap   SE 33 18 10       1013      
Melbourne   SE 22 26 13       1011      
Hobart   ESE 26 18 9       1025      
Adelaide   SW 17 27 15       1008      
Perth Ap   SW 28 28 11       1008      
Darwin 8 W 9 27 26 30     1000   Showers  
Alice Springs   SE 20 38 0 39     1000      

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