Cowboys Reef Weather Forecast
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Partly cloudy
- 28
- 29
Partly cloudy
- 29
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Shower
- 28
- 29
Shower
- 28
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Shower
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Shower
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Shower
Today 21 Jan Herbert and Lower Burdekin
Mostly clear. Slight chance of a shower in the north, becoming less likely later this evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the north early this evening. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Townsville Coastal Waters
Cardwell to Bowen- Wind
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
- Weather
- Clear.
- Weather Situation
- A trough will linger over the Peninsula or northern Cooktown waters for several days and is forecast develop into a monsoon trough from Thursday. 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.
Cowboys Reef Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Alva Beach (105km)
Lowest 5 January, 2026
22.2 °CAverage January
26.8 °CHighest 18 January, 2026
32.5 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Alva Beach (105km)
Average Low 2021–2026
21.3 °CAverage 2021–2026
24.7 °CAverage High 2021–2026
28.2 °C