Opal Reef Weather Forecast
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Storm
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Shower
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Sunny
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Partly cloudy
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Shower
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Shower
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Sunny
Today 22 Dec North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely from late this morning. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures 27 to 33.
Cairns Coastal Waters
Cape Tribulation to Cardwell- Wind
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Weather Situation
- A tropical low lies well offshore of the Whitsunday Islands, and is extending a trough to its northwest. The low is forecast to continue to move east today, though the trough extending to the northwest of the low will remain over northern coastal waters over coming days, slowly drifting northwards.
Opal Reef Temperature Statistics View More
December Temperature
Low Isles (40km)
Lowest 5 December, 2024
23.8 °CAverage December
28.3 °CHighest 12 December, 2024
35.1 °C
Climate (2019–Present)
Low Isles (40km)
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24 °CAverage 2019–2024
26.1 °CAverage High 2019–2024
29.4 °C