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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.
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January Temperature

Lockhart River Airport (58km)

  • Lowest 22 January, 2026

    22.7 °C

  • Average January

    26.8 °C

  • Highest 5 January, 2026

    35.1 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Lockhart River Airport (58km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    23.1 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    26.2 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    30.7 °C
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