Weather Situation
A weak pressure gradient and mostly light winds extends over far northern Queensland waters while a firm ridge extends into Townsville and Mackay waters. A surface trough will most likely deepen offshore of the Townsville and Mackay coasts during Sunday and Monday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Sunday 6 March
- Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Cape Bowling Green early in the morning. Winds turning southeasterly in the early afternoon.
- Seas
Around 1 metre.
- Swell
Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
- Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Monday 7 March
- Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inside the reef during the evening.
- Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
This information has come from Bom.gov.au
https://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/townsville-coast.shtml