Cooktown Jetty Weather Forecast
- 24
- 33
Shower or two
- 24
- 33
Shower or two
- 24
- 32
Showers
- 25
- 31
Showers
- 25
- 31
Showers
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- 31
Showers
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Showers
Today 28 Feb North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely from late this morning. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Cooktown Coastal Waters
Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation- Wind
- East to southeasterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.
- Weather Situation
- A trough extends over the Peninsula waters and will deepen and extend into the Cooktown waters on the weekend, developing into a monsoon trough from Sunday. Tropical low 29U may develop over the Coral Sea next week. A ridge extends over the waters south of Townsville.
Cooktown Jetty Temperature Statistics View More
February Temperature
Cooktown Airport (7km)
Lowest 3 February, 2026
22.7 °CAverage February
27.4 °CHighest 13 February, 2026
36.2 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cooktown Airport (7km)
Average Low 2021–2026
22.6 °CAverage 2021–2026
25.7 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30.2 °C