Blanchard Reef Weather Forecast
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Storm
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Shower
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Shower
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- 28
Storm
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- 28
Shower
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Shower
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Shower
Today 28 Jan Peninsula
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Peninsula Coastal Waters
Sharp Point to Cape Melville- Wind
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the afternoon. Winds turning westerly in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Weather Situation
- An equatorial trough extends east across the Cairns waters. The trough will move slowly north over the next few days, moving north of Cooktown late tonight and into the Peninsula waters late Thursday, with southeasterly winds developing to the south of the trough.
Blanchard Reef Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Coen Airport (78km)
Lowest 10 January, 2026
22.9 °CAverage January
26.6 °CHighest 2 January, 2026
35 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Coen Airport (78km)
Average Low 2021–2026
21.5 °CAverage 2021–2026
25.8 °CAverage High 2021–2026
32.1 °C