Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 09:00 PM EST on Sunday 01 March 2026
for the period until midnight EST Monday 02 March 2026
Wind Warnings for Sunday 01 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Mackay Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
North East Gulf of Carpentaria, Torres Strait and Capricornia Coast
Wind Warnings for Monday 02 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
North East Gulf of Carpentaria, Torres Strait, Townsville Coast, Mackay Coast and Capricornia Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 3:00 am 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. Very high chance of showers in the N, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding near the coast. Winds SE 15 to 25 km/h turning E 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 33.
Forecast for Down River (19.8904°S, 147.4377°E, 80m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary
Minimum 24° 23° 23° 23° 24° 24° 24° Maximum 31° 31° 32° 30° 30° 30° 31° Chance of rain 30% 60% 40% 50% 90% 90% 80% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 20-40mm 20-40mm 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
(km/h)24
(km/h)17
(km/h)25
(km/h)18
(km/h)22
(km/h)17
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)8
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction ESE ESE SE ESE SE ESE SSE ESE ESE ENE SE ENE SSE NE Relative humidity 77% 63% 80% 68% 75% 60% 81% 72% 82% 79% 83% 79% 86% 83% Dew point 23°C 22°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 23°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 27°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 5:46am EST 6:09am EST 6:37pm EST 6:59pm EST 5:49pm EST 4:39am EST
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days