Murdoch Island Weather Forecast
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Shower
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Windy
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Windy
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Shower
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Shower
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Shower
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Shower
Today 18 Mar Peninsula
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers north of Weipa, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Coen during this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.
Cooktown Coastal Waters
Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation- Wind
- Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots turning southerly during the afternoon and evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm at night.
- Weather Situation
- A high in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over the east of the state. Tropical Cyclone Narelle [981 hPa] in the northern Coral Sea is forecast to move westwards over the coming days and cross the Far North Queensland coast on Friday.
Murdoch Island Temperature Statistics View More
March Temperature
Cape Flattery (57km)
Lowest 6 March, 2026
21.9 °CAverage March
27 °CHighest 1 March, 2026
33.3 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cape Flattery (57km)
Average Low 2021–2026
23.9 °CAverage 2021–2026
26.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30.3 °C