Ribbon No. 3 Reef Weather Forecast

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Today 21 Jan North Tropical Coast and Tablelands

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, becoming less likely later this evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation
Wind
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Weather Situation
A trough will linger over the Peninsula or northern Cooktown waters for several days and is forecast develop into a monsoon trough from Thursday. A weak tropical low (17U) in the northwest Coral Sea is forecast to move southeast, while another low may form within the monsoon trough later this week.
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Ribbon No. 3 Reef Temperature Statistics View More

January Temperature

Cooktown Airport (67km)

  • Lowest 19 January, 2026

    22.9 °C

  • Average January

    27.4 °C

  • Highest 14 January, 2026

    35.5 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Cooktown Airport (67km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    22.6 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    25.7 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    30.2 °C
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