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Today 22 Jan Peninsula

Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers north of Coen, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.

Peninsula Coastal Waters

Sharp Point to Cape Melville
Wind
Variable about 10 knots becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending northwest to northeasterly in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southeasterly below 1 metre.
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 is forecast develop into a monsoon trough today. A weak tropical low (17U) in the northwest Coral Sea is forecast to move southeast, while another low may form within the monsoon trough later this week.
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January Temperature

Horn Island (100km)

  • Lowest 21 January, 2026

    23 °C

  • Average January

    27.5 °C

  • Highest 2 January, 2026

    32.3 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Horn Island (100km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    25.1 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    27.5 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    30.9 °C
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