Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 03:00 PM EST on Monday 06 April 2026
for the period until midnight EST Tuesday 07 April 2026
Wind Warnings for Monday 06 April
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast, Cairns Coast, Townsville Coast and Mackay Coast
Wind Warnings for Tuesday 07 April
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 9:00 pm EST Monday.
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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
Atherton (17.2683°S, 145.4746°E, 754m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h.
Forecast for Atherton (17.2683°S, 145.4746°E, 754m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary
Minimum 18° 17° 17° 17° 17° 19° 19° Maximum 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 24° 25° Chance of rain 30% 50% 30% 50% 60% 70% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No 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 18
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
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(km/h)Wind direction SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE Relative humidity 80% 68% 77% 63% 73% 58% 75% 61% 82% 71% 87% 81% 81% 72% Dew point 18°C 18°C 17°C 17°C 16°C 16°C 17°C 17°C 18°C 19°C 20°C 21°C 19°C 19°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Atherton (17.2683°S, 145.4746°E, 754m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:03am EST 6:25am EST 6:16pm EST 6:38pm EST 8:55pm EST 9:40am EST
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days