Lane Island Weather Forecast

Roper Groote Coast

Wind

West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots east of Groote Eylandt during the day.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

1st Swell

Northwest to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A tropical low lies in northwest Queensland near the Northern Territory border and southern Gulf coast, directing fresh monsoonal northwesterlies through Gulf waters. The low will slowly drift southwards over the next couple of days with its subsequent location and strength becoming uncertain late in the week. A trough through the central NT may freshen westerly winds in the western waters later this week.