Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 03:48 PM EST on Wednesday 07 January 2026
for the period until midnight EST Thursday 08 January 2026
Wind Warnings for Wednesday 07 January
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cairns Coast, Townsville Coast, Mackay Coast and Capricornia Coast
Wind Warnings for Thursday 08 January
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Torres Strait, Cooktown Coast, Cairns Coast, Townsville Coast and Mackay Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 9:00 pm EST Wednesday.
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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
Meikleville Hill (23.1133°S, 150.7459°E, 72m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds SE 15 to 25 km/h turning E 25 to 35 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 34.
Forecast for Meikleville Hill (23.1133°S, 150.7459°E, 72m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° Maximum 28° 29° 28° 28° 28° 29° 30° Chance of rain 70% 60% 80% 70% 90% 90% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 20-40mm 10-20mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 30
(km/h)33
(km/h)30
(km/h)29
(km/h)28
(km/h)28
(km/h)24
(km/h)26
(km/h)25
(km/h)24
(km/h)16
(km/h)20
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction ESE ESE E ESE E E E E E E ESE ESE SE E Relative humidity 75% 68% 67% 64% 79% 81% 89% 90% 88% 89% 84% 82% 82% 79% Dew point 22°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 23°C 23°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Meikleville Hill (23.1133°S, 150.7459°E, 72m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 4:54am EST 5:19am EST 6:48pm EST 7:13pm EST 10:23pm EST 9:50am EST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
