Dawson Reef Weather Forecast
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Partly cloudy
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Shower or two
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Partly cloudy
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Mostly sunny
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Mostly sunny
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Partly cloudy
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Possible shower
Today 21 Jul North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Cloudy. Medium chance of showers near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h.
Cooktown Coastal Waters
Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation- Wind
- Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
- Weather Situation
- A firm ridge of high pressure extends over the northern Queensland waters from a high [1031 hPa] centred over the Tasman Sea. The ridge will slowly relax over coming days as the high slowly weakens, before strengthening again from Friday as a new high moves east across southern Australia.
Dawson Reef Temperature Statistics View More
July Temperature
Cooktown Airport (16km)
Lowest 17 July, 2026
11 °CAverage July
21.8 °CHighest 3 July, 2026
26.8 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Cooktown Airport (16km)
Average Low 2021–2026
22.5 °CAverage 2021–2026
25.7 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30.2 °C