Ariel Bank Weather Forecast
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Rain
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Rain
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Shower
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Shower
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Shower
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Shower
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Storm
Today 4 Mar Peninsula
Cloudy. Very high chance of rain north of Coen, high chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Torres Strait Coastal Waters
- Wind
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore west of Cape York in the late morning and afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Cape York.
- 1st Swell
- Westerly around 1 metre west of Cape York, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning. Possible squalls with thunderstorms inshore in the late morning.
- Weather Situation
- A monsoon trough extends over the Peninsula and Cooktown waters. Tropical low 29U [1002 hPa] in the northern Coral Sea will move towards the northeast coast over the next few days, most likely crossing the coast between Cooktown and Townsville on Friday, drawing the monsoon trough south.
Ariel Bank Temperature Statistics View More
March Temperature
Horn Island (42km)
Lowest 2 March, 2026
23.4 °CAverage March
26.1 °CHighest 2 March, 2026
28.7 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Horn Island (42km)
Average Low 2021–2026
25.1 °CAverage 2021–2026
27.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30.9 °C