Friday Island Weather Forecast
- 24
- 30
Shower or two
- 25
- 30
Showers easing
- 25
- 30
Possible morning storm. Showers
- 25
- 30
Possible early storm. Showers
- 24
- 30
Possible morning storm. Showers
- 24
- 30
Showers. Possible storm
- 25
- 30
Showers
Today 24 Jan Peninsula
Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding south of Coen. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening then becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 30s.
Torres Strait Coastal Waters
- Wind
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the afternoon and evening.
- Weather Situation
- The monsoon trough will persist over the Cape York Peninsula and may drift a little southward over the North Queensland waters north of Cooktown in the coming days. A tropical low (18U) low lies within the monsoon trough near the west Peninsula coast, and will drift southward over the next few days and linger near the southern Gulf coast into next week. A weak ridge will persist over the northern waters south of trough this weekend, before weakening early next week.
Friday Island Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Horn Island (13km)
Lowest 21 January, 2026
23 °CAverage January
27.5 °CHighest 2 January, 2026
32.3 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Horn Island (13km)
Average Low 2021–2026
25.1 °CAverage 2021–2026
27.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30.9 °C