Hales Island Weather Forecast
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Today 7 Jan Peninsula
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the east. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Cooktown Coastal Waters
Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation- Wind
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of Cooktown during the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cooktown.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
- Weather Situation
- A trough lying across northern Cape York Peninsula is forecast to develop into the monsoon trough during today. Tropical Low 12U has formed along the trough in the Coral Sea, and will initially move eastwards before turning back towards the north Queensland coast later this week. To the south of the trough, a ridge from a high [1021 hPa] near New Zealand is leading to a surge in southeasterly winds over the next several days.
Hales Island Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Cape Flattery (120km)
Lowest 1 January, 2026
23.2 °CAverage January
27.2 °CHighest 2 January, 2026
32.9 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cape Flattery (120km)
Average Low 2021–2026
23.9 °CAverage 2021–2026
26.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30.3 °C