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Observations for Townsville - Fanning River (Defence) (beta)

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Latest Weather at 7:20am, Tuesday 21 Oct 2025.

Current Temperature 23.3 °C

78% Humidity
25.5 °C Feels like
1011.8 hPa Pressure
ENE Wind Direction
6 km/h 3 knots Wind Speed
7 km/h 4 knots Wind Gust

The day so far

  • Lowest 19.2 °Cat 5:53 am
  • Highest 23.4 °Cat 7:19 am
  • 0 mm rain since 9 am
  • 13 km/h 7 knots Highest Wind Gust

Tuesday's Observations

Time (AEST) Temp (°C) Feels Like (°C) Humidity(%) Wind Direction Wind Speed (km/h) (knots) Wind Gust (km/h) (knots) Pressure (hPa) Rainfall since 9 am (mm)
7:00 am 21.9 24.2 86 ENE 6
3		 9
5		 1011.5 0.0
6:30 am 19.9 22.4 95 E 4
2		 7
4		 1011.4 0.0
6:00 am 19.4 22.1 95 E 2
1		 6
3		 1010.8 0.0
5:30 am 19.4 21.7 95 E 4
2		 7
4		 1010.3 0.0
5:00 am 19.4 21.8 96 ESE 4
2		 7
4		 1010.0 0.0
4:30 am 19.6 22.0 95 E 4
2		 6
3		 1009.8 0.0
4:00 am 19.7 21.8 95 E 6
3		 9
5		 1009.8 0.0
3:30 am 19.7 22.1 95 E 4
2		 7
4		 1009.9 0.0
3:00 am 19.9 22.4 95 E 4
2		 9
5		 1010.0 0.0
2:30 am 19.8 22.1 93 ESE 4
2		 6
3		 1010.2 0.0
2:00 am 20.2 22.6 91 E 4
2		 6
3		 1010.4 0.0
1:30 am 20.6 23.0 90 E 4
2		 7
4		 1010.7 0.0
1:00 am 21.0 23.4 88 E 4
2		 7
4		 1010.9 0.0
12:30 am 21.3 23.4 86 E 6
3		 11
6		 1011.2 0.0
12:00 am 21.3 23.7 86 E 4
2		 9
5		 1011.4 0.0

Monday's Observations

Time (AEST) Temp (°C) Feels Like (°C) Humidity(%) Wind Direction Wind Speed (km/h) (knots) Wind Gust (km/h) (knots) Pressure (hPa) Rainfall since 9 am (mm)
11:30 pm 21.6 23.6 84 E 6
3		 9
5		 1011.6 0.0
11:00 pm 21.9 23.7 82 E 7
4		 13
7		 1011.7 0.0
10:30 pm 22.2 23.9 80 E 7
4		 15
8		 1011.6 0.0
10:00 pm 22.4 24.2 78 E 6
3		 9
5		 1011.5 0.0
9:30 pm 22.2 23.7 75 E 6
3		 7
4		 1011.4 0.0
9:00 pm 23.4 24.9 70 ENE 6
3		 9
5		 1011.2 0.0
8:30 pm 24.1 25.3 66 NE 7
4		 15
8		 1011.2 0.0
8:00 pm 24.4 26.1 63 NE 4
2		 9
5		 1010.7 0.0
7:30 pm 25.0 26.1 62 NE 7
4		 15
8		 1010.5 0.0
7:00 pm 25.6 26.9 61 NNE 7
4		 17
9		 1010.1 0.0
6:30 pm 26.5 27.7 57 NE 7
4		 15
8		 1009.7 0.0
6:00 pm 27.6 28.1 54 NNE 11
6		 20
11		 1009.4 0.0
5:30 pm 29.0 29.5 49 NE 11
6		 20
11		 1009.1 0.0
5:00 pm 30.0 30.3 48 NE 13
7		 22
12		 1008.9 0.0
4:30 pm 31.2 31.3 44 ENE 13
7		 20
11		 1008.7 0.0
4:00 pm 32.4 32.9 41 ENE 11
6		 20
11		 1008.8 0.0
3:30 pm 33.1 33.4 38 E 11
6		 19
10		 1008.9 0.0
3:00 pm 33.5 34.1 36 E 9
5		 20
11		 1009.2 0.0
2:30 pm 32.6 32.8 38 ENE 11
6		 22
12		 1009.7 0.0
2:00 pm 32.4 32.7 40 ENE 11
6		 19
10		 1010.2 0.0
1:30 pm 32.4 33.1 40 E 9
5		 20
11		 1010.6 0.0
1:00 pm 31.3 31.8 41 NE 9
5		 19
10		 1011.2 0.0
12:30 pm 30.6 31.4 45 NE 9
5		 22
12		 1011.7 0.0
12:00 pm 30.1 30.9 46 NE 9
5		 20
11		 1012.4 0.0
11:30 am 30.6 31.4 45 NNE 9
5		 17
9		 1013.0 0.0
11:00 am 28.5 29.3 51 ENE 9
5		 17
9		 1013.5 0.0
10:30 am 28.0 28.6 54 NE 11
6		 24
13		 1014.0 0.0
10:00 am 28.0 28.4 51 NNE 11
6		 28
15		 1014.3 0.0
9:30 am 27.3 27.8 55 NNE 11
6		 20
11		 1014.7 0.0
9:00 am 27.5 28.3 54 ENE 9
5		 19
10		 1014.9 0.0
8:30 am 26.1 26.6 59 ENE 11
6		 19
10		 1014.7 0.0
8:00 am 25.4 27.2 67 ENE 7
4		 13
7		 1014.5 0.0
7:30 am 24.3 26.4 72 E 6
3		 9
5		 1014.0 0.0
7:00 am 22.0 24.6 84 ENE 4
2		 9
5		 1013.5 0.0
6:30 am 19.7 22.2 96 ESE 4
2		 4
2		 1013.1 0.0
6:00 am 18.5 21.2 95 CALM 0
0		 2
1		 1012.4 0.0
5:30 am 18.7 21.1 95 ESE 2
1		 4
2		 1012.0 0.0
5:00 am 18.7 21.1 95 ESE 2
1		 4
2		 1011.6 0.0
4:30 am 18.6 20.9 95 ESE 2
1		 4
2		 1011.2 0.0
4:00 am 18.7 20.6 94 E 4
2		 4
2		 1011.1 0.0
3:30 am 19.0 21.3 93 E 2
1		 6
3		 1010.8 0.0
3:00 am 19.2 21.6 92 ESE 2
1		 4
2		 1010.9 0.0
2:30 am 19.4 21.8 91 E 2
1		 6
3		 1010.9 0.0
2:00 am 20.0 22.1 88 E 4
2		 9
5		 1011.1 0.0
1:30 am 20.5 22.0 86 ENE 7
4		 17
9		 1011.3 0.0
1:00 am 20.7 22.3 86 ENE 7
4		 15
8		 1011.3 0.0
12:30 am 20.8 22.5 86 ENE 7
4		 15
8		 1011.5 0.0
12:00 am 21.1 22.2 83 ENE 9
5		 17
9		 1011.7 0.0

Sunday's Observations

Time (AEST) Temp (°C) Feels Like (°C) Humidity(%) Wind Direction Wind Speed (km/h) (knots) Wind Gust (km/h) (knots) Pressure (hPa) Rainfall since 9 am (mm)
11:30 pm 21.4 22.0 79 ENE 11
6		 20
11		 1011.9 0.0
11:00 pm 21.1 21.6 71 E 7
4		 13
7		 1012.0 0.0
10:30 pm 20.8 21.3 70 E 6
3		 9
5		 1012.0 0.0
10:00 pm 21.6 22.2 68 E 6
3		 11
6		 1011.6 0.0
9:30 pm 22.3 22.9 64 E 6
3		 11
6		 1011.1 0.0
9:00 pm 22.3 23.5 63 ENE 2
1		 6
3		 1010.7 0.0
8:30 pm 23.1 23.9 60 ENE 4
2		 7
4		 1010.4 0.0
8:00 pm 24.3 25.2 60 NE 6
3		 11
6		 1010.2 0.0
7:30 pm 25.3 26.1 57 NE 7
4		 15
8		 1009.9 0.0
7:00 pm 25.9 26.5 52 ENE 6
3		 9
5		 1009.6 0.0
6:30 pm 27.4 26.4 42 ENE 11
6		 20
11		 1009.3 0.0
6:00 pm 28.7 27.1 35 ENE 11
6		 22
12		 1009.0 0.0
5:30 pm 30.4 28.4 31 ENE 13
7		 22
12		 1008.6 0.0
5:00 pm 31.3 28.9 27 E 13
7		 26
14		 1008.0 0.0
4:30 pm 32.2 29.5 26 ENE 15
8		 24
13		 1007.8 0.0
4:00 pm 33.1 31.1 27 E 13
7		 24
13		 1007.6 0.0
3:30 pm 33.6 31.2 26 E 15
8		 26
14		 1007.7 0.0
3:00 pm 34.0 33.2 28 E 9
5		 19
10		 1007.9 0.0
2:30 pm 33.5 31.2 27 E 15
8		 28
15		 1008.4 0.0
2:00 pm 33.4 31.7 30 E 15
8		 32
17		 1008.8 0.0
1:30 pm 34.0 32.1 28 ENE 15
8		 30
16		 1009.1 0.0
1:00 pm 32.8 31.1 29 E 13
7		 24
13		 1009.6 0.0
12:30 pm 32.8 31.8 30 E 11
6		 22
12		 1010.0 0.0
12:00 pm 33.1 31.6 32 E 15
8		 24
13		 1010.5 0.0
11:30 am 31.8 30.6 34 E 13
7		 22
12		 1010.8 0.0
11:00 am 31.3 31.2 37 E 9
5		 22
12		 1011.2 0.0
10:30 am 31.2 30.8 38 ENE 11
6		 22
12		 1011.6 0.0
10:00 am 29.5 30.2 44 ENE 7
4		 13
7		 1011.9 0.0
9:30 am 28.5 29.3 48 ENE 7
4		 13
7		 1012.1 0.0
9:00 am 27.3 28.6 54 NE 6
3		 13
7		 1012.4 0.0
8:30 am 26.3 27.7 58 NE 6
3		 13
7		 1012.5 0.0
8:00 am 24.4 26.3 66 NE 4
2		 9
5		 1012.3 0.0
7:30 am 22.6 24.1 73 N 6
3		 7
4		 1012.0 0.0
7:00 am 21.3 23.5 83 N 4
2		 6
3		 1011.7 0.0
6:30 am 18.8 21.7 96 CALM 0
0		 2
1		 1011.2 0.0
6:00 am 17.6 20.0 96 CALM 0
0		 0
0		 1010.7 0.0
5:30 am 16.6 18.1 95 E 2
1		 4
2		 1010.5 0.0
5:00 am 17.2 19.2 93 CALM 0
0		 0
0		 1010.0 0.0
4:30 am 18.0 20.1 90 CALM 0
0		 0
0		 1009.7 0.0
4:00 am 18.4 20.6 89 CALM 0
0		 0
0		 1009.2 0.0
3:30 am 18.4 20.3 89 E 2
1		 4
2		 1009.1 0.0
3:00 am 17.7 19.9 92 CALM 0
0		 0
0		 1009.1 0.0
2:30 am 18.6 20.2 89 ESE 4
2		 7
4		 1009.4 0.0
2:00 am 18.6 20.0 87 SE 4
2		 6
3		 1009.5 0.0
1:30 am 18.7 19.9 84 ESE 4
2		 7
4		 1010.1 0.0
1:00 am 18.8 20.7 82 CALM 0
0		 0
0		 1010.2 0.0
12:30 am 19.1 20.2 80 ESE 4
2		 6
3		 1010.6 0.0
12:00 am 19.4 20.5 78 ENE 4
2		 4
2		 1010.9 0.0

Saturday's Observations

Time (AEST) Temp (°C) Feels Like (°C) Humidity(%) Wind Direction Wind Speed (km/h) (knots) Wind Gust (km/h) (knots) Pressure (hPa) Rainfall since 9 am (mm)
11:30 pm 19.9 21.4 77 ENE 2
1		 6
3		 1011.4 0.0
11:00 pm 20.4 21.6 75 ENE 4
2		 6
3		 1011.7 0.0
10:30 pm 20.7 21.8 73 ENE 4
2		 6
3		 1011.9 0.0
10:00 pm 21.3 22.5 71 ENE 4
2		 7
4		 1011.7 0.0
9:30 pm 22.0 22.9 69 E 6
3		 9
5		 1011.6 0.0
9:00 pm 21.8 23.0 69 E 4
2		 7
4		 1011.4 0.0
8:30 pm 22.4 23.1 66 ENE 6
3		 9
5		 1011.2 0.0
8:00 pm 23.6 24.8 62 NE 4
2		 9
5		 1010.8 0.0
7:30 pm 24.4 24.5 58 NE 9
5		 19
10		 1010.6 0.0
7:00 pm 25.1 25.5 55 NE 7
4		 19
10		 1010.2 0.0
6:30 pm 26.6 25.9 50 ENE 13
7		 20
11		 1009.7 0.0
6:00 pm 28.1 27.5 44 ENE 11
6		 24
13		 1009.3 0.0
5:30 pm 29.7 28.7 40 NE 13
7		 20
11		 1008.8 0.0
5:00 pm 31.3 29.9 35 ENE 15
8		 26
14		 1008.3 0.0
4:30 pm 32.9 31.6 27 NNE 9
5		 19
10		 1007.9 0.0
4:00 pm 33.3 32.0 26 ENE 9
5		 19
10		 1008.0 0.0
3:30 pm 33.6 32.0 26 E 11
6		 22
12		 1008.4 0.0
3:00 pm 34.2 32.7 24 E 9
5		 17
9		 1008.8 0.0
2:30 pm 33.1 32.1 26 SSE 7
4		 22
12		 1009.2 0.0
2:00 pm 33.0 31.1 25 ENE 11
6		 20
11		 1009.7 0.0
1:30 pm 33.9 32.6 25 ESE 9
5		 28
15		 1010.4 0.0
1:00 pm 32.6 30.7 26 ESE 11
6		 32
17		 1010.8 0.0
12:30 pm 32.5 30.8 27 E 11
6		 19
10		 1011.3 0.0
12:00 pm 30.6 28.6 30 E 13
7		 30
16		 1012.0 0.0
11:30 am 30.4 29.4 33 ESE 9
5		 19
10		 1012.5 0.0
11:00 am 29.8 28.2 35 ESE 13
7		 22
12		 1012.9 0.0
10:30 am 28.7 27.7 39 ESE 11
6		 19
10		 1013.3 0.0
10:00 am 27.6 27.4 41 ESE 7
4		 17
9		 1013.8 0.0
9:30 am 26.9 26.3 44 E 9
5		 19
10		 1013.9 0.0
9:00 am 25.2 24.7 49 ENE 9
5		 19
10		 1014.1 0.0
8:30 am 24.6 25.2 58 E 7
4		 15
8		 1014.1 0.0
8:00 am 23.1 24.6 71 ENE 6
3		 13
7		 1014.0 0.0
7:30 am 21.7 23.8 80 ENE 4
2		 7
4		 1013.8 0.0

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