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Today 24 Jan Peninsula

Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm from late this morning. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the early morning then becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 30s.

Peninsula Coastal Waters

Sharp Point to Cape Melville
Wind
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cape Grenville early in the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
Northwest to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
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.
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January Temperature

Coen Airport (121km)

  • Lowest 10 January, 2026

    22.9 °C

  • Average January

    26.6 °C

  • Highest 2 January, 2026

    35 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Coen Airport (121km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    21.5 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    25.8 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    32.1 °C
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