North Island Weather Forecast
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Today 19 Mar North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the afternoon and evening. Winds southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h increasing to 25 to 40 km/h in the late afternoon. Damaging wind gusts exceeding 90 km/h possible depending on movement and development of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 30.
Cairns Coastal Waters
Cape Tribulation to Cardwell- Wind
- Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres outside the reef.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 4 metres outside the reef.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
- Weather Situation
- A high in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over the east of the state. Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle [963 hPa] in the northern Coral Sea is forecast to continue moving westwards while intensifying, entering the Cooktown and Peninsula waters on Thursday night and crossing the Far North Queensland coast on Friday morning.
North Island Temperature Statistics View More
March Temperature
Cardwell Marine Pde (30km)
Lowest 2 March, 2026
22.5 °CAverage March
26.7 °CHighest 9 March, 2026
33.8 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cardwell Marine Pde (30km)
Average Low 2021–2026
21.2 °CAverage 2021–2026
25.8 °CAverage High 2021–2026
28.8 °C