Round Reef Weather Forecast
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Windy
- 28
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Partly cloudy
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Shower
- 28
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Shower
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Shower
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Shower
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Shower
Today 20 Jan Central Coast and Whitsundays
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the north, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the north during this afternoon and evening. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.
Townsville Coastal Waters
Cardwell to Bowen- Wind
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore during this afternoon and evening.
- Weather Situation
- A weak trough extends across Cape York Peninsula into North Queensland Waters north of Cairns and may become more monsoon like by the middle of this week. A tropical low may form within the trough before moving into the northwestern Coral Sea from Wednesday or Thursday. A weak ridge will extend over northern Queensland waters south of the trough until Tuesday, with a weak pressure gradient persisting for the following few days.
Round Reef Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Hamilton Island Airport (83km)
Lowest 8 January, 2026
23 °CAverage January
26.8 °CHighest 17 January, 2026
30.6 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Hamilton Island Airport (83km)
Average Low 2021–2026
22.4 °CAverage 2021–2026
24.2 °CAverage High 2021–2026
26.5 °C