IDQ10110 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Peninsula District Forecast Issued at 9:06 pm EST on Sunday 25 January 2026 for the period until midnight EST Thursday 29 January 2026. Warning Information For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts. Weather Situation The monsoon trough extends over Cape York Peninsula. Weak tropical low 18U lies within the trough near the Gulf of Carpentaria for the next few days, and may move west from Wednesday. The trough over the east coast will move north from Tuesday. A ridge persists over the rest of the state. A southeasterly wind change will cross the southeast on Tuesday, moving north along the coast on Wednesday. A weak trough will extend over the southern interior on Wednesday and move into the far southwest on Thursday. A high will move into the Tasman Sea on Thursday, maintaining the ridge. Forecast for the rest of Sunday 25 January Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower south of Coen, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding south of Coen. Light winds. Forecast for Monday 26 January Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding south of Coen. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low 30s. Coen Showers. Storm developing. Min 24 Max 32 Palmerville Showers. Storm developing. Min 23 Max 31 Thursday Island Showers easing. Min 24 Max 30 Weipa Showers. Possible storm. Min 25 Max 31 Fire Danger: No Rating Sun protection 8:40am to 4:40pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Forecast for Tuesday 27 January Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding south of Coen in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Coen Showers. Storm. Min 24 Max 31 Palmerville Showers. Storm developing. Min 23 Max 29 Thursday Island Showers. Possible storm. Min 25 Max 30 Weipa Showers. Storm. Min 25 Max 29 Forecast for Wednesday 28 January Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Coen Showers. Possible storm. Min 24 Max 28 Palmerville Showers. Possible storm. Min 22 Max 29 Thursday Island Possible morning storm. Showers.Min 25 Max 30 Weipa Showers. Storm. Min 24 Max 28 Forecast for Thursday 29 January Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Coen Showers. Possible storm. Min 23 Max 28 Palmerville Showers. Possible storm. Min 22 Max 31 Thursday Island Possible morning storm. Showers.Min 24 Max 30 Weipa Showers. Possible storm. Min 24 Max 28 The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:30 am EST Monday. * Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532). Users of these web pages are deemed to have read and accepted the conditions described in the Copyright, Disclaimer, and Privacy statements (http://www.bom.gov.au/other/copyright.shtml).