Blanchard Reef Weather Forecast
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Partly cloudy
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Windy
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Windy
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Shower
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Shower
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Shower
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Shower
Today 18 Mar Peninsula
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers north of Weipa, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Coen in the late afternoon and evening. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Peninsula Coastal Waters
Sharp Point to Cape Melville- Wind
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Cape Sidmouth in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Weather Situation
- A high in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over the east of the state. Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle [979 hPa] in the northern Coral Sea is forecast to continue moving westwards while intensifying, entering the Cooktown and Peninsula waters on Thursday night and crossing the Far North Queensland coast on Friday morning.
Blanchard Reef Temperature Statistics View More
March Temperature
Lockhart River Airport (85km)
Lowest 14 March, 2026
22.5 °CAverage March
26.5 °CHighest 8 March, 2026
33.8 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Lockhart River Airport (85km)
Average Low 2021–2026
23.1 °CAverage 2021–2026
26.2 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30.7 °C