Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 09:00 PM EST on Thursday 05 March 2026
for the period until midnight EST Friday 06 March 2026
Wind Warnings for Thursday 05 March
Gale Warning for the following areas:
Cairns Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast, Townsville Coast and Mackay Coast
Wind Warnings for Friday 06 March
Gale Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast, Cairns Coast and Townsville Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Mackay Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 3:00 am EST Friday.
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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
Arcadia Bay (19.1442°S, 146.8309°E, 355m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the late afternoon and evening. Winds SE 15 to 20 km/h turning E/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the late morning. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Forecast for Arcadia Bay (19.1442°S, 146.8309°E, 355m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 25° 26° 26° 25° 25° 25° 25° Maximum 30° 30° 31° 32° 31° 31° 30° Chance of rain 80% 70% 60% 70% 60% 70% 90% Likely amount 10-20mm 20-40mm 10-20mm 5-10mm 20-40mm 20-40mm 10-20mm 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 21
(km/h)31
(km/h)23
(km/h)29
(km/h)16
(km/h)25
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)8
(km/h)17
(km/h)9
(km/h)19
(km/h)10
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction SE ESE NNE NNE NNW N NW NNE SSW NE E ENE ESE E Relative humidity 83% 82% 82% 81% 79% 79% 77% 76% 80% 78% 80% 79% 79% 79% Dew point 25°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 24°C 24°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Arcadia Bay (19.1442°S, 146.8309°E, 355m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:51am EST 6:13am EST 6:36pm EST 6:58pm EST 8:12pm EST 8:19am EST
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days