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Today 28 Dec Peninsula

Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding south of Coen. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending north to northwesterly in the middle of the day then tending north to northeasterly in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.

Torres Strait Coastal Waters

Wind
Northwest to northeasterly about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore west of Cape York early in the morning. Winds becoming northwest to southwesterly in the middle of the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre west of Cape York.
1st Swell
Northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre west of Cape York.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Weather Situation
A southeasterly surge is forecast to move up the central and northern Queensland coast, reaching the Townsville and Cairns waters during today before stalling for the next several days. Monsoonal northwesterly winds are forecast about Torres Strait, feeding into a monsoon trough over the northwest of the state.
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December Temperature

Horn Island (109km)

  • Lowest 9 December, 2025

    22 °C

  • Average December

    28.3 °C

  • Highest 2 December, 2025

    33.5 °C

Climate (2020–Present)

Horn Island (109km)

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  • Average Low 2020–2025

    25.1 °C

  • Average 2020–2025

    27.5 °C

  • Average High 2020–2025

    30.9 °C
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