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Today 22 Jan Peninsula

Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers north of Coen, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation
Wind
Southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.
Weather Situation
A trough will linger over the Peninsula or northern Cooktown waters for several days and is forecast develop into a monsoon trough today. 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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January Temperature

Cape Flattery (90km)

  • Lowest 19 January, 2026

    22.9 °C

  • Average January

    27.7 °C

  • Highest 19 January, 2026

    34.5 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Cape Flattery (90km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    23.9 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    26.5 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    30.3 °C
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