Rib Reef Weather Forecast
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Shower
- 27
- 28
Shower
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Shower
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Partly cloudy
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Shower
- 28
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Shower
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Shower
Today 17 Dec Herbert and Lower Burdekin
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely late this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon. Winds easterly 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 34.
Townsville Coastal Waters
Cardwell to Bowen- Wind
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots south of Cape Bowling Green during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Cape Bowling Green early this morning.
- Weather Situation
- A high moving into the Tasman Sea is strengthening ridge over the over the north Queensland waters, accompanying a surge in southeasterly winds. The ridge will persist for the next few days as the high moves east, before weakening over the weekend.
Rib Reef Temperature Statistics View More
December Temperature
Lucinda (51km)
Lowest 7 December, 2025
23.8 °CAverage December
27.6 °CHighest 2 December, 2025
32.8 °C
Climate (2020–Present)
Lucinda (51km)
Average Low 2020–2025
23.5 °CAverage 2020–2025
25.8 °CAverage High 2020–2025
28 °C