Stapleton Island Weather Forecast
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Rain
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Shower
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Partly cloudy
Today 20 Mar Peninsula
Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Very destructive wind gusts exceeding 170 km/h possible depending on movement and development of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Cooktown Coastal Waters
Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation- Wind
- North of Cooktown: above 34 knots expected due to Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle. Elsewhere easterly 20 to 30 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Weather Situation
- A weak ridge will persist over the east coast for the next few days. Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle [925 hPa] in the northwest Coral Sea is forecast to cross the Peninsula coast near Coen during the morning. Narelle is then forecast to weaken as it crosses Cape York Peninsula during the rest of Friday, enter the Gulf and begin reintensifying on Friday night, and move towards the Northern Territory on Saturday.
Stapleton Island Temperature Statistics View More
March Temperature
Cape Flattery (87km)
Lowest 6 March, 2026
21.9 °CAverage March
27.1 °CHighest 1 March, 2026
33.3 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cape Flattery (87km)
Average Low 2021–2026
23.9 °CAverage 2021–2026
26.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30.3 °C