Orchid Point Weather Forecast

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    Shower or two

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    Shower or two

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    Showers

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    Showers. Possible storm

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    Showers

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    Showers

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    Shower or two

Today 16 Jan Peninsula

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.

Peninsula Coastal Waters

Sharp Point to Cape Melville
Wind
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Weather Situation
A trough extends eastwards across North Queensland Waters from the northwest of the state. The trough is forecast to slowly contract inland over the next few days, before extending across Cape York Peninsula early next week as the monsoon trough.
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January Temperature

Lockhart River Airport (17km)

  • Lowest 4 January, 2026

    23.5 °C

  • Average January

    26.9 °C

  • Highest 5 January, 2026

    35.1 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Lockhart River Airport (17km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    23.1 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    26.2 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    30.6 °C
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