Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 03:52 PM EST on Tuesday 17 September 2024
for the period until midnight EST Wednesday 18 September 2024
Wind Warnings for Tuesday 17 September
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Torres Strait, Peninsula Coast, Cooktown Coast, Cairns Coast and Townsville Coast
Wind Warnings for Wednesday 18 September
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Torres Strait, Peninsula Coast and Cooktown Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 4:45 am EST Wednesday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
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Forecast
Townsville (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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TOMORROW18° 27° mostly cloudy Chance of rain: 50% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 5:44am EST 6:06am EST 6:08pm EST 6:30pm EST NOW22.2° Feels Like: 18.9° Relative Humidity: 53% Dew: 12.2° Wind: E 20km/h Gust: 24km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1020.0hPa -
Today Weather
TownsvilleNow21.0°cFeels Like:16.7°Wind:E 24km/hGusts:28km/hHumidity:54%18°Min27°MaxToday in TownsvilleCloudy. Medium chance of showers in the N, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm inland from the late morning. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending E/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 28.Tomorrow18°Min27°MaxCloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s. -
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Today: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the N, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm inland from the late morning. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending E/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 28.
Forecast for Townsville (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary Minimum 18° 18° 19° 18° 17° 18° 18° Maximum 27° 27° 29° 31° 31° 31° 29° Chance of rain 50% 20% 30% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate No Rating Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 21
(km/h)32
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
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(km/h)20
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(km/h)20
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(km/h)18
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(km/h)23
(km/h)17
(km/h)30
(km/h)Wind direction SE E E NE NNE NE SSW NE S NE ESE ENE ESE E Relative humidity 61% 59% 66% 63% 68% 63% 58% 50% 51% 48% 60% 56% 63% 56% Dew point 16°C 17°C 18°C 18°C 20°C 20°C 17°C 18°C 15°C 17°C 18°C 19°C 18°C 18°C -
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12 Month Rainfall Forecast
Townsville Rain Forecast
Townsville 12-month Rainfall ForecastSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug202420258778676106878105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Sep 9
ENSO status: La Niña Watch. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Neutral. Favouring negative. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña Watch, meaning there is approximately a 50% chance of a La Niña developing this year. Overall, models are now starting to look more like La Niña, with more widespread ocean cooling occurring in the South Pacific, and the 30-day SOI now above +7. While these are good signs that La Nina is starting to develop, a declaration would likely happen no earlier than November, meaning this is more likely to be a late and weaker event if it does eventuate. A La Niña typically increases rainfall over northern and southeastern Australia during spring, but has little effect for southwestern WA. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase and is now unlikely to develop into either phase this spring. Conditions are closer to a positive IOD than to a negative phase, so there may be some minor reductions in the frequency of northwest cloudbands impacting Australia. A neutral IOD tends to bring a small increase in spring rainfall for southwest WA, but has little effect elsewhere. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is now neutral, having recovered from the initial sudden Stratospheric Warming (SW) event over Antarctica in mid-July. However, another SW event is occurring in mid September that may further dampen the polar vortex. These events increase the chances of negative SAM events during September and October. A negative SAM increases the frequency of cold fronts. During spring, this increases rainfall over western Tas and southern Vic, but decreases rainfall over eastern Australia. Rainfall outlooks are showing close to average for most of the country during September and October, with a higher chance of above average rainfall for northern and eastern Australia from November. Models are also hinting that rainfall is more likely to arrive in the form of showers and thunderstorms, rather than broad rainbands, meaning rainfall in practice will likely be hit-and-missfor most of Australia this spring.
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Past 5 Days
Townsville Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Friday
Sep 1316.6 °C 28.4 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
Sep 1419.9 °C 28.8 °C 0.0 mmSunday
Sep 1518.2 °C 28.1 °C 0.0 mmMonday
Sep 1620.9 °C 27.7 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Sep 1720.6 °C 26.0 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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Townsville minimum temp history (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 29.3° 11/09/2024 Coldest this month 16.5° 06/09/2024 Hottest on record 36.5 15/09/2003 Coldest on record 7.7 04/09/1985 Hottest this year 34.9° 05/01/2024 Coldest this year 6.8° 20/07/2024 Long term average 27.9° Long term average 17.5° Average this month 28.2° Average this month 18.4° Hottest September On Record Avg. max. temp. 29.4° 2009 Coldest September on record Avg. min. temp. 13.8° 1941 Townsville rainfall history (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 0.0mm 01/09/2024 Total This Month 0.0mm
0.0 daysLong Term Average 10.1mm 2.5 days Wettest September on record 84.4mm 2010 Driest on record 0.0mm 2019 -
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Townsville Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Sep 922.9mm 69.1 day(s) Total For 2024 762.8mm 88.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 1009.6mm 73.0 day(s) Wettest Day 67.2mm Aug12 Lowest Temperature 6.8°C Jul20 Highest Temperature 34.9°C Jan 5 -
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Townsville Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 31.5 31.2 30.8 29.7 27.7 25.7 25.2 26.1 27.9 29.5 30.8 31.6 29.0 Mean Min (°C) 24.4 24.2 23.1 20.7 17.7 14.8 13.8 14.8 17.5 20.8 22.9 24.1 19.9 Mean Rain (mm) 269.2 301.9 188.9 67.7 33.9 20.3 15.6 15.3 10.1 23.7 60.5 125.2 1134.1 Mean Rain Days 14.6 15.4 12.7 7.9 5.8 4.3 3.3 2.6 2.5 4.8 7.2 9.8 90.7