IDQ10120
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Gulf Country District Forecast
Issued at 9:02 am EST on Sunday 25 January 2026
for the period until midnight EST Wednesday 28 January 2026.

Warning Information
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210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation
The monsoon trough extends over Cape York Peninsula and may drift a little
southward in the coming days. A tropical low (18U) lies within the trough near
the western Peninsula coast and is forecast to drift southward today and linger
near the southern Gulf into next week. A weak ridge will persist along the east
coast over the weekend. Another trough will move east across southeastern
Australia later this weekend and help to draw hot conditions more broadly
across southern Queensland.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday 25 January
Partly cloudy. High chance of rain in the east, slight chance elsewhere. The
chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to
flash flooding in the east. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h
becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 36.

Burketown           Shower or two. Possible storm.  Max 34  
Doomadgee           Partly cloudy.                  Max 35  
Kowanyama           Rain. Possible storm.           Max 29  
Normanton           Rain at times. Possible storm.  Max 29  

Fire Danger: 
No Rating

Sun protection 8:30am to 5:00pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme]

Forecast for Monday 26 January
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Heavy rain
which may lead to flash flooding possible. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15
to 20 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly in the middle of the day then
tending northeast to southeasterly in the evening. Overnight temperatures
falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid
30s.

Burketown           Rain. Possible storm.           Min 25      Max 32  
Doomadgee           Shower or two. Possible storm.  Min 24      Max 33  
Kowanyama           Showers. Possible storm.        Min 23      Max 30  
Normanton           Rain. Possible storm.           Min 24      Max 29  

Forecast for Tuesday 27 January
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light
winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning.
Overnight temperatures falling to the mid 20s with daytime temperatures
reaching 29 to 34.

Burketown           Showers. Possible storm.        Min 25      Max 32  
Doomadgee           Shower or two. Possible storm.  Min 24      Max 33  
Kowanyama           Showers. Storm.                 Min 24      Max 30  
Normanton           Showers. Possible storm.        Min 25      Max 30  

Forecast for Wednesday 28 January
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light
winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then
becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to
mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.

Burketown           Showers. Possible storm.        Min 24      Max 31  
Doomadgee           Showers. Possible storm.        Min 24      Max 32  
Kowanyama           Showers. Storm.                 Min 24      Max 29  
Normanton           Showers. Possible storm.        Min 24      Max 30  

The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:15 pm EST Sunday.

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