Herald Island Weather Forecast

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    Partly cloudy

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    Shower

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    Shower

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    Shower

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    Shower

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    Shower

Today 23 Jan Herbert and Lower Burdekin

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower inland in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h 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
East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef by early evening.
1st Swell
Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
Weather Situation
The monsoon trough will persist over the Gulf waters for several days. A weak tropical low (18U) low lies within the monsoon trough over the Gulf waters may linger near the coast or cross the Cape York Peninsula in the coming days. Another weak tropical low (17U) in the northwest Coral Sea will continue to move away from the Queensland coast over the next few days.
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January Temperature

Townsville Airport (27km)

  • Lowest 5 January, 2026

    20.4 °C

  • Average January

    27.1 °C

  • Highest 18 January, 2026

    34.8 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Townsville Airport (27km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    20.8 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    24.9 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    29.7 °C
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