Ribbon No. 8 Reef Weather Forecast
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Shower
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Shower
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Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
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.
Cooktown Coastal Waters
Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation- Wind
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots early in the morning.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre outside the reef.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
- 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.
Ribbon No. 8 Reef Temperature Statistics View More
December Temperature
Cape Flattery (47km)
Lowest 3 December, 2024
24 °CAverage December
28.7 °CHighest 2 December, 2024
33.9 °C
Climate (2019–Present)
Cape Flattery (47km)
Average Low 2019–2024
23.8 °CAverage 2019–2024
26.4 °CAverage High 2019–2024
30.3 °C