Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 05:45 PM EST on Monday 30 March 2026
for the period until midnight EST Tuesday 31 March 2026
Wind Warnings for Monday 30 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Townsville Coast and Mackay Coast
Wind Warnings for Tuesday 31 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cairns Coast, Townsville Coast and Mackay 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
Down River (19.8904°S, 147.4377°E, 80m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the N, slight chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming SE 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then tending E 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 33.
Forecast for Down River (19.8904°S, 147.4377°E, 80m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 22° 22° 23° 23° 21° 20° 20° Maximum 31° 31° 31° 31° 31° 31° 31° Chance of rain 20% 50% 30% 30% 30% 40% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 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 16
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)15
(km/h)18
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction SSE ESE SSE ESE SSE ESE SSE ESE SSE E SSE ESE SSE ESE Relative humidity 69% 61% 70% 59% 70% 65% 68% 62% 67% 57% 65% 55% 67% 57% Dew point 21°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 22°C 23°C 21°C 22°C 20°C 20°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 20°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Down River (19.8904°S, 147.4377°E, 80m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:55am EST 6:17am EST 6:13pm EST 6:35pm EST 5:00pm EST 4:23am EST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
