Ribbon No. 5 Reef Weather Forecast
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Shower
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Shower
Today 18 Mar North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.
Cooktown Coastal Waters
Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation- Wind
- South to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.
- 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.
- Weather Situation
- A high in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over the east of the state. Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle [979 hPa] in the northern Coral Sea is forecast to continue moving westwards while intensifying, entering the Cooktown and Peninsula waters on Thursday night and crossing the Far North Queensland coast on Friday morning.
Ribbon No. 5 Reef Temperature Statistics View More
March Temperature
Cooktown Airport (65km)
Lowest 6 March, 2026
21 °CAverage March
26.4 °CHighest 9 March, 2026
34.1 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cooktown Airport (65km)
Average Low 2021–2026
22.6 °CAverage 2021–2026
25.7 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30.2 °C