Dawson Reef Weather Forecast

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    Shower or two

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    Shower or two. Possible storm

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    Showers

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    Showers easing

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    Showers

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    Showers

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    Showers. Possible storm

Today 19 Jan North Tropical Coast and Tablelands

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds.

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation
Wind
Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Weather Situation
A weak trough extends across Cape York Peninsula into North Queensland Waters north of Cairns and may become more monsoon like by the middle of this week. A tropical low may form within the trough before moving into the northwestern Coral Sea from Wednesday or Thursday. A weak ridge will extend over northern Queensland waters south of the trough until Tuesday, with a weak pressure gradient persisting for the following few days.
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January Temperature

Cooktown Airport (16km)

  • Lowest 9 January, 2026

    23 °C

  • Average January

    27.4 °C

  • Highest 14 January, 2026

    35.5 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Cooktown Airport (16km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    22.6 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    25.7 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    30.2 °C
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