Picnic Beach Weather Forecast
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Shower or two
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Possible shower
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Shower or two
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Shower or two
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Showers increasing
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Showers
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Shower or two
Today 28 Mar Herbert and Lower Burdekin
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Townsville Coastal Waters
Cardwell to Bowen- Wind
- Variable below 10 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Cape Bowling Green in the late morning and afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
- Weather Situation
- A ridge extends over the north Queensland waters. A trough will cross the Mackay waters this morning followed by a new ridge. The ridge will strengthen slightly on Sunday.
Picnic Beach Temperature Statistics View More
March Temperature
Lucinda (8km)
Lowest 18 March, 2026
23.2 °CAverage March
27.2 °CHighest 10 March, 2026
31.6 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Lucinda (8km)
Average Low 2021–2026
23.6 °CAverage 2021–2026
26 °CAverage High 2021–2026
28.2 °C