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Today 23 Jan North Tropical Coast and Tablelands

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the north, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the north in the evening. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h.

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation
Wind
East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% 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

Cooktown Airport (39km)

  • Lowest 19 January, 2026

    22.9 °C

  • Average January

    27.4 °C

  • Highest 14 January, 2026

    35.5 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Cooktown Airport (39km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    22.6 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    25.7 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    30.2 °C
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