South Barrow Island Weather Forecast
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Today 15 Mar Peninsula
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 30s.
Cooktown Coastal Waters
Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation- Wind
- Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore early in the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cooktown.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.
- Weather Situation
- A high in the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge along the coast with fresh southeasterly winds moving northwards over the rest of the weekend. A trough in the Coral Sea may extend across the far northern Peninsula and Torres Strait early next week.
South Barrow Island Temperature Statistics View More
March Temperature
Cape Flattery (98km)
Lowest 6 March, 2026
21.9 °CAverage March
26.9 °CHighest 1 March, 2026
33.3 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cape Flattery (98km)
Average Low 2021–2026
23.9 °CAverage 2021–2026
26.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30.3 °C