Murdoch Island Weather Forecast

    • 27
    • 28

    Storm

    • 27
    • 29

    Shower

    • 27
    • 29

    Storm

    • 27
    • 28

    Storm

    • 26
    • 28

    Storm

    • 27
    • 28

    Storm

    • 27
    • 28

    Shower

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.

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation
Wind
Northeast to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm 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.
Graph Plots Open in Graphs

  • Temperature Forecast Bureau of Meteorology

  • Temperature Real-Time

Murdoch Island Temperature Statistics View More

January Temperature

Cape Flattery (57km)

  • Lowest 19 January, 2026

    22.9 °C

  • Average January

    27.7 °C

  • Highest 19 January, 2026

    34.5 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Cape Flattery (57km)

Take a look at our website widgetsAvailable free! Find Out More

  • Average Low 2021–2026

    23.9 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    26.5 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    30.3 °C
Get WillyWeather+ to remove ads