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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, 12 May 2026

(Produced 16:05 on Tuesday, 12 May 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     1008 0.2  
Coen Ap 7 SSE 22 27 22 29     1011    
Horn Is 5 ESE 33 30 25 31     1008    
Lockhart River 8 SE 33 26 24 27     1011 1  
Palmerville   E 13 30 19 33     1012    
Scherger 8 ESE 15 29 23 31     1010    
Weipa Ap 8 ESE 28 29 23 31     1009   Showers
GULF COUNTRY
Burketown AP   SSE 19 33 17 34     1012    
Century Mine   SE 22 31 16 31     1013    
Kowanyama AP   ENE 20 32 19 34     1011    
Mornington Is   SE 17 28 19 28     1012    
Normanton AP 7 SSE 17 32 18 33     1012    
NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS
Charters Twrs                    
Georgetown Ap 8 ESE 20 29 15 31     1013    
Hughenden Ap 7 E 22 27 16 28     1016    
Richmond Ap 8 SE 24 26 17 27     1015    
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
Blackwater Ap   E 24 25 10 27     1021    
Clermont 7 ESE 13 23 12 24     1020    
Emerald Ap 7 ENE 19 25 12 26     1021    
Lochington   E 20 25 10 27     1020    
Moranbah 8 ESE 30 24 15 26     1020    
Rolleston Ap   E 26 25 11 27     1021    
CENTRAL WEST
Barcaldine 6 W 11 26 12 27          
Blackall Ap   E 13 26 9 28     1020    
Longreach 1 E 30 28 11 30     1018    
Winton 2 E 24 29 14 29     1017    
NORTHWEST
Camooweal   SE 17 30 15 31     1015 0.2  
Carters Bore   S 7 28 16 29          
Cloncurry AP   SE 22 28 16 29     1015    
Julia Creek Ap 7 SE 20 26 17       1015    
Lake Julius AWS                    
Mt Isa 1 SE 13 29 16 29     1015    
New May Downs   S 13 29 17 30          
The Monument AP 4 E 11 29 14 30     1017 0.2  
Trepell AP 3 SE 15 28 14 29     1016    
Urandangie   S 17     28     1017 0.2  
CHANNEL COUNTRY
Birdsville Ap 8 SSE 13 27 13 29     1020    
Boulia                    
Thargomindah Ap 8 S 19 25 11 25     1023    
Windorah Airport 8 ESE 19 27 12 27     1020    
MARANOA AND WARREGO
Charleville 8 ESE 28 25 10 26     1022    
Roma 3 E 17 25 11 25     1024    
St George Ap 1 ESE 19 25 8 26     1024    
DARLING DOWNS
Dalby   E 32 23 9 24     1025    
Miles   ESE 19 24 7 25     1025    
Oakey 6 E 35 22 10 24     1026    
Stanthorpe     17 13            
Applethorpe   ESE 15 16 9 18     1028 0.2  
Toowoomba Ap 1 E 28 19 10 21     1026    
Warwick AWS   SE 19 20 9 22     1026    

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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   SE 43 28 19 29     1015      
Cairns Racecourse 8 SSE 24 27 21 28     1015      
Cape Flattery   SE 37 28 22 29     1013 0.2    
Cooktown Ap 8 SE 24 24 22 27     1014 0.2 Recent precip.  
Arlington Reef               1015      
Innisfail Aerodrome 8 SSE 26 25 21 27     1016      
Low Isles   E 37 23 22 26     1015 2 Rain  
Lucinda   S 20 25 20 25     1017      
Mareeba Ap 3 ESE 26 25 15 26     1015      
South Johnstone   SSE 17 26 20 26     1017 0.2    
Willis Is   SE 46 27 21 28     1014      
HERBERT AND BURDEKIN
Alva Beach   ESE 22 25 20 26     1018      
Ayr DPI   ESE 20 25 18 28            
Bowen Ap AWS   SE 32 25 19 27     1018      
Townsville 8 ESE 26 27 18 30     1017      
Woolshed   E 6 23 17       1017      
CENTRAL COAST
Hamilton Is 8 ESE 43 22 19 24     1018 3 Rain  
Mackay 8 ESE 17 21 20 25     1019 1 Rain  
Mackay Ap 8 SE 35 24 19 26     1019 0.2    
Mackay Racecourse   ESE 22 24 19 25            
Middle Percy Is   SE 37 23 18       1020      
Proserpine Ap 8 SE 35 25 19       1018      
CAPRICORNIA
Gladstone   ESE 33 21 17 26     1022      
Gladstone Ap 8 SE 17 22 17 26     1022   Showers  
Heron Is   SE 43                  
Rockhampton 8 ESE 24 25 14 27     1021      
Rundle Is   SE 46 22   23     1021      
Samuel Hill 8 SE 22 23 18 23     1020 0.2    
St Lawrence   E 15 25 16 26     1020      
Thangool 8 ESE 13 20 18 25     1023      
Yeppoon   SE 28 23 17 25     1022      
WIDE BAY AND BURNETT
Bundaberg 8 SE 24 22 18 25     1022 3 Rain  
Double Is Pt   SE 59 21 13 22     1023 0.2 Rain  
Gayndah Ap   ESE 17 24 12 25     1023      
Gympie   SE 19 23 14 24     1024      
Hervey Bay 1 SSE 24 23 15 25     1023 1    
Kingaroy 7 ESE 20 20 12 23     1026      
Lady Elliot Is   SE 43 24 17 25     1022 1    
Maryborough 1 SSE 30 23 14 25     1024 0.8    
Toolara AWS                      
SOUTHEAST COAST
Amberley 4 SE 20 25 12 26     1025 0.2    
Archerfield 8 SE 28 23 13 25     1026 0.2    
Beaudesert AWS   S 17 22 13 25     1026      
Beerburrum   SE 9 20 17 23       0.2 Rain  
Brisbane Ap 7 SE 17 20 17 23     1026 2 Distant precip.  
Brisbane   SE 9 23 14 24     1026 0.2    
Cape Moreton   SSE 48 20 15 23     1024      
Coolangatta 8 SSW 20 18 17 23     1027 4 Showers  
G Coast Seaway   S 20 18 17 23     1027 5 Rain  
Gatton UQ   ESE 15 24 11 25            
Logan City                      
Nambour   E 6 19 17 24     1026 0.4 Rain  
Redland   ESE 17 20 15 22       2 Recent precip.  
Sunshine Coast Ap 8 S 32 21 16 24     1025      
Tewantin   SE 20 23 16 24     1025      
MAIN AUSTRALIAN CITIES
Sydney     21 14 22     1033 4    
Canberra Ap 6 E 20 17 9 18     1035      
Melbourne   SW 4 18 14 21     1033      
Hobart   E 11 15 9 17     1038      
Adelaide 7 SSW 2 21 12 21     1028      
Perth Ap   N 19 28 1       1020      
Darwin 8 E 24 32 22 33     1009      
Alice Springs 1 SE 20 24 9 25     1020      

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