Ribbon No. 2 Reef Weather Forecast
- 29
- 30
Partly cloudy
- 29
- 29
Shower
- 28
- 29
Shower
- 28
- 29
Storm
- 28
- 29
Storm
- 28
- 29
Storm
- 28
- 29
Shower
Today 21 Jan North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Cooktown Coastal Waters
Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation- Wind
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
- Weather Situation
- A trough will linger over the Peninsula or northern Cooktown waters for several days and may develop into a monsoon trough from Thursday. Weak tropical low 17U is forecast to form in the northwest Coral Sea by Thursday and may linger for several days.
Ribbon No. 2 Reef Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Cooktown Airport (67km)
Lowest 19 January, 2026
22.9 °CAverage January
27.4 °CHighest 14 January, 2026
35.5 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cooktown Airport (67km)
Average Low 2021–2026
22.6 °CAverage 2021–2026
25.7 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30.2 °C