Bishop Point Weather Forecast

Torres Strait Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore west of Cape York in the late afternoon.

Seas

Around 1 metre.

1st Swell

Northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre west of Cape York.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A weak trough extends across Cape York Peninsula into North Queensland Waters north of Cairns and may become more monsoon like by the middle of this week. A tropical low may form within the trough before moving into the northwestern Coral Sea from Wednesday or Thursday. A weak ridge will extend over northern Queensland waters south of the trough until Tuesday, with a weak pressure gradient persisting for the following few days.