Stanley Reef Weather Forecast
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Partly cloudy
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Sunny
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Partly cloudy
- 28
- 29
Shower
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Shower
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Shower
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Shower
Today 20 Jan Herbert and Lower Burdekin
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the north, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds.
Townsville Coastal Waters
Cardwell to Bowen- Wind
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Cape Bowling Green.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
- Weather Situation
- A trough will linger over the Peninsula or northern Cooktown waters for several days and may develop into a monsoon trough from Thursday. Weak tropical low 17U is forecast to form in the northwest Coral Sea by Thursday and may linger for several days.
Stanley Reef Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Alva Beach (65km)
Lowest 5 January, 2026
22.2 °CAverage January
26.7 °CHighest 18 January, 2026
32.5 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Alva Beach (65km)
Average Low 2021–2026
21.3 °CAverage 2021–2026
24.7 °CAverage High 2021–2026
28.2 °C