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TODAY16° 27° late shower Chance of rain: 40% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 6:20am EST 6:43am EST 5:56pm EST 6:19pm EST NOW19.9° Feels Like: 21.0° Relative Humidity: 86% Dew: 17.5° Wind: S 7km/h Gust: 7km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1018.5hPa -
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TownsvilleNow18.8°cFeels Like:19.9°Wind:E 6km/hGusts:6km/hHumidity:86%16°Min27°MaxToday in TownsvilleCloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming S/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 20s.Tomorrow17°Min26°MaxPartly cloudy. Winds SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s. -
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Today: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming S/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 20s.
Forecast for Townsville (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary Minimum 16° 17° 11° 11° 12° 11° 12° Maximum 27° 26° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° Chance of rain 40% 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating No Rating Moderate 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 11
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(km/h)Wind direction SSW ESE S ESE S E S E SSE ESE SSE E SSE E Relative humidity 72% 60% 52% 40% 35% 33% 52% 48% 60% 51% 64% 52% 65% 53% Dew point 18°C 17°C 11°C 11°C 3°C 7°C 9°C 12°C 11°C 13°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 14°C -
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Townsville Rain Forecast
Townsville 12-month Rainfall ForecastJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun20242025987777677819105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Jul 25
ENSO status: La Niña Watch. IOD status: Neutral. Negative possible. SAM status: 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. Some ocean cooling is occurring in the eastern Pacific, with 3 out of 7 global models forecasting a La Niña to develop in 2024. However, the Nino3.4 region is still warm from last years El Niño, meaning if La Niña were to develop, it would likely be declared no earlier than October. Warmer than normal waters are situated in the Coral Sea, providing moisture and humidity to the east coast. The atmosphere continues to be neutral. A La Niña typically increases rainfall over central Australia, Qld and NSW, but has little effect on southern WA, SA, Vic and Tas during winter. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase. Ocean warming has been occurring near Indonesia, with far more modest warming near Africa, lowering the IOD index. Northerly winds have weakened off theAustralian continent, but cloud patterns are more inline with a positive phase. All this indicates that a negative IOD could be developing, but the atmosphere and oceans are currently decoupled. 4 out of 5 of the international models (all except BoMs model) are forecasting a negative IOD by October. A negative IOD increases the number of northwest cloudbands that cross Australia during winter and spring, increasing rainfall across central and southeastern parts of Australia. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is negative after a Sudden Stratospheric Warming event over Antartica in mid-July. This event has significantly altered the shape of the polar vortex, and directly leads to a negative SAM phase. Given the magnitude of this change, weather in Australia (and the rest of the southern hemisphere) will likely go through periods of wetter (trough) and drier (ridge) patterns every 2-4 weeks during winter and spring. A negative SAM increases the frequency of cold fronts. During the cool months, this increasesrainfall through southwest WA, SA, inland and southern NSW, Vic and Tas, and dries out eastern Qld and NSW. Rainfall outlooks are showing above average rainfall for southwest WA, southern SA, inland and southern NSW, Vic and Tas in August and September. From October, wetter than average conditions are expected for eastern Australia, and drier for inland parts of WA.
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Past 5 Days
Townsville Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Tuesday
Jul 239.6 °C 26.5 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Jul 2412.9 °C 26.7 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Jul 2514.7 °C 27.2 °C 0.0 mmFriday
Jul 2615.3 °C 26.1 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
Jul 2719.0 °C 26.3 °C 2.2 mmLegend -
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Townsville minimum temp history (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 27.8° 02/07/2024 Coldest this month 6.8° 20/07/2024 Hottest on record 31.6 14/07/1964 Coldest on record 3.5 06/07/1984 Hottest this year 34.9° 05/01/2024 Coldest this year 6.8° 20/07/2024 Long term average 25.2° Long term average 13.8° Average this month 26.0° Average this month 14.1° Hottest July On Record Avg. max. temp. 26.8° 2003 Coldest July on record Avg. min. temp. 10.1° 1941 Townsville rainfall history (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 2.2mm 27/07/2024 Total This Month 2.4mm
2.0 daysLong Term Average 15.8mm 3.3 days Wettest July on record 173.7mm 1950 Driest on record 0.0mm 2002 -
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Townsville Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Jul 897.7mm 64.0 day(s) Total For 2024 682.4mm 81.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 1002.0mm 68.0 day(s) Wettest Day 64.4mm Jan11 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 15.8 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