Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 03:50 PM EST on Saturday 22 February 2025
for the period until midnight EST Sunday 23 February 2025
Wind Warnings for Saturday 22 February
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast, Cairns Coast, Townsville Coast, Mackay Coast and Capricornia Coast
Wind Warnings for Sunday 23 February
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast, Cairns Coast, Townsville Coast, Mackay Coast and Capricornia Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 4:45 am EST Sunday.
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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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24° 32° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 30% Likely amount: < 1mm First
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Last light Sunrise Sunset 5:46am EST 6:09am EST 6:44pm EST 7:06pm EST NOW26.2° Feels Like: 29.1° Relative Humidity: 87% Dew: 23.9° Wind: S 15km/h Gust: 15km/h Rainfall since 9am: 11.0mm Pressure: 1012.3hPa -
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TownsvilleNow24.0°cFeels Like:27.9°Wind:E 7km/hGusts:9km/hHumidity:95%
24°Min32°MaxToday in TownsvillePartly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Winds SE 15 to 25 km/h tending E 15 to 20 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low 30s.Tomorrow
24°Min32°MaxPartly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning. Light winds becoming S 15 to 20 km/h early in the morning then tending SE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. -
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Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Winds SE 15 to 25 km/h tending E 15 to 20 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low 30s.
Forecast for Townsville (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 24° 23° 25° 24° 23° 24° 24° Maximum 32° 33° 33° 33° 33° 34° 32° Chance of rain 30% 80% 80% 70% 20% 5% 20% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - 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 19
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(km/h)19
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(km/h)Wind direction SSE ESE S ESE S ESE S ESE S E S E S ENE Relative humidity 71% 60% 65% 62% 72% 67% 70% 63% 67% 59% 68% 60% 72% 65% Dew point 22°C 22°C 21°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 23°C 24°C 21°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 23°C 23°C -
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12 Month Rainfall Forecast
Townsville Rain Forecast
Townsville 12-month Rainfall ForecastFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan20252026978787887756105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Jan 14
ENSO status: La Niña-like conditions. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Negative. Trending slightly negative. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña-like pattern. Recent conditions show some atmosphere-ocean coupling, resulting in the US declaring a La Niña event has started. A La Niña typically increases rainfall over northern and eastern Australia, while reducing rainfall over southern coastal Australia and western Tas. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase and does not play a part in Australia's climate during this time of year. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is in a negative phase. Recent forecasts show negative SAM is more likely to dominate for the remainder of summer, due to the polar vortex taking an unusually long time to recover from the stratospheric warming event in winter 2024. During summer, a negative SAM decreases rainfall over most of southeastern Australia, and increases rainfall for far southwest WA and western Tas. Rainfall outlooks are showing above average rainfall over large parts of the country during summer, with closer to average conditions for the southwest corner of WA, southern SA and Vic, and central parts of Tas.
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Past 5 Days
Townsville Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Tuesday
Feb 1826.5 °C 32.1 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Feb 1925.4 °C 31.1 °C 4.6 mmThursday
Feb 2024.5 °C 31.2 °C 0.0 mmFriday
Feb 2123.5 °C 32.5 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
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Townsville minimum temp history (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 37.7° 16/02/2025 Coldest this month 21.8° 04/02/2025 Hottest on record 42.7 13/02/1969 Coldest on record 17.9 16/02/1951 Hottest this year 37.7° 16/02/2025 Coldest this year 21.8° 04/02/2025 Long term average 31.2° Long term average 24.2° Average this month 30.3° Average this month 24.4° Hottest February On Record Avg. max. temp. 34.3° 1990 Coldest February on record Avg. min. temp. 21.4° 1951 Townsville rainfall history (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 284.0mm 01/02/2025 Total This Month 1155.2mm
16.0 daysLong Term Average 301.9mm 15.4 days Wettest February on record 960.8mm 2009 Driest on record 4.2mm 1983 -
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Townsville Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Feb 571.1mm 30.0 day(s) Total For 2025 1303.4mm 29.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2024 429.2mm 36.0 day(s) Wettest Day 284.0mm Feb 1 Lowest Temperature 21.8°C Feb 4 Highest Temperature 37.7°C Feb16 -
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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 23.0 24.2 19.9 Mean Rain (mm) 269.2 301.9 188.9 67.7 33.9 20.3 15.6 16.1 10.0 23.4 60.9 129.6 1136.6 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 9.9 91.0
