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Today 21 Jan Peninsula
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Peninsula Coastal Waters
Sharp Point to Cape Melville- Wind
- Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly in the middle of the day then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Weather Situation
- A trough will linger over the Peninsula or northern Cooktown waters for several days and may develop into a monsoon trough from Thursday. Weak tropical low 17U is forecast to form in the northwest Coral Sea by Thursday and may linger for several days.
Cairncross Island Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Horn Island (100km)
Lowest 10 January, 2026
23.6 °CAverage January
27.6 °CHighest 2 January, 2026
32.3 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Horn Island (100km)
Average Low 2021–2026
25.1 °CAverage 2021–2026
27.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30.9 °C