Weather in North Ward

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:53 am (GMT+10)

Now · clear sky 83 °F

Feels like: 91 °F
Low / high: 78 / 83 °F
Rain: 4%
Wind: 8 mph NNE

→ 30.07 inHg · steady UV 13 · extreme

Today in North Ward: mainly clear, 78 °F to 83 °F, with a 4% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the north-northeast (8 mph). Tomorrow, drizzle, 77 °F to 83 °F and a 53% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 83 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Townsville (YBTL), 3.2 mi away · 25 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature86 °F

Wind12 mph from the east-northeast

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

83° 78°
Today
83° 77°
Fri 30
82° 77°
Sat 31
81° 76°
Sun 1
82° 77°
Mon 2
82° 78°
Tue 3
83° 78°
Wed 4
83° 78°
Thu 5
83° 79°
Fri 6
84° 78°
Sat 7
85° 79°
Sun 8
85° 78°
Mon 9
83° 76°
Tue 10
81° 75°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Mainly clear	78 / 83 °F	4%	8 mph NE	1.2 ft	11:19 am · 10:39 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Drizzle	77 / 83 °F	53% · 0.05 in	10 mph ENE	1.7 ft	12:39 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Drizzle	77 / 82 °F	75% · 0.14 in	9 mph ENE	1.8 ft	12:12 am · 2:13 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light drizzle	76 / 81 °F	53% · 0.14 in	10 mph ENE	1.7 ft	3:08 am · 3:42 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light drizzle	77 / 82 °F	30% · 0.09 in	8 mph NE	1.6 ft	4:44 am · 4:44 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	78 / 82 °F	14% · 0.01 in	9 mph NNE	1.1 ft	5:31 am · 5:28 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Mainly clear	78 / 83 °F	4%	11 mph NNE	1.4 ft	6:10 am · 6:04 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	78 / 83 °F	8%	11 mph N	1.6 ft	6:45 am · 6:36 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Partly cloudy	79 / 83 °F	12%	9 mph N	1.2 ft	7:19 am · 7:06 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	78 / 84 °F	24%	9 mph NNE	0.9 ft	7:53 am · 7:34 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Partly cloudy	79 / 85 °F	31%	8 mph NE	1.0 ft	8:26 am · 8:00 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Drizzle	78 / 85 °F	37% · 0.14 in	14 mph E	2.0 ft	9:00 am · 8:25 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	76 / 83 °F	41% · 0.24 in	16 mph E	2.3 ft	9:35 am · 8:48 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	75 / 81 °F	27% · 0.14 in	13 mph E	2.0 ft	10:11 am · 9:10 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Clear sky	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Mainly clear
Temperature	80°	78°	79°	82°	83°	82°	80°	79°
Chance of rain	1%	4%	3%	2%	1%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	7 NNE	4 NE	4 ENE	7 NE	8 NE	8 NNE	6 NE	7 ENE
Humidity	80%	83%	80%	73%	68%	70%	76%	79%
UV	0	0	0	5	13	5	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on temperature today: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	83°	83°	82°	81°	82°	82°	83°
AIFS	85°	83°	83°	85°	85°	85°	85°
GFS	87°	85°	86°	85°	87°	88°	89°
ICON	89°	86°	84°	87°	89°	88°	87°
Confidence	medium	high	high	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0.05 in	0.14 in	0.14 in	0.09 in	0.01 in	0
AIFS	0.00 in	0.10 in	0.19 in	0.11 in	0.04 in	0.03 in	0.05 in
GFS	0.01 in	0.03 in	0.07 in	0.08 in	0	0	0
ICON	0.01 in	0.01 in	0.04 in	0.02 in	0	0	0
Confidence	high	medium	high	medium	medium	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	817	1022	918	1021	820	924	1124
AIFS	10	9	9	9	10	11	12
GFS	1217	1417	1315	1116	1212	1419	1312
ICON	1223	1121	1121	1123	1326	1428	1528
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	4%	53%	75%	53%	30%	14%	4%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	7%	26%	40%	35%	6%	10%	7%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit below −39%	Above +2.2 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.3 °F	Above +78%	Above +2.2 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F	82° / 78°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	82° / 78°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F	82° / 79°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Normal +0.4 °F	A bit below −29%	—
December	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit below −25%	—
January	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal	—
February	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal	—
March	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	—

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

North Ward climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit North Ward is from June to October: highs of 77 °F to 84 °F, about 2 rainy days a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

Cyclone season: from January to April, peaking in January. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 11 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of North Ward, about 4 every 10 years; one of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Kirrily, in January 2024.

89° 76°

JanJ
89° 76°

FebF
89° 74°

MarM
86° 71°

AprA
82° 66°

MayM
78° 61°

JunJ
77° 58°

JulJ
79° 60°

AugA
82° 65°

SepS
84° 69°

OctO
87° 73°

NovN
89° 75°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	89°	76°	14.07 in	14	6.4	84°	2.9 ft	6
FebruaryFeb	89°	76°	29.49 in	15	6.4	84°	2.9 ft	2
MarchMar	89°	74°	13.95 in	10	7.0	83°	3.0 ft	1
AprilApr	86°	71°	3.47 in	5	8.4	81°	3.4 ft	2
MayMay	82°	66°	1.53 in	3	7.5	77°	3.4 ft	–
JuneJun	78°	61°	0.80 in	3	7.5	74°	3.1 ft	–
JulyJul	77°	58°	0.55 in	2	8.8	72°	3.1 ft	–
AugustAug	79°	60°	0.70 in	2	9.4	72°	2.7 ft	–
SeptemberSep	82°	65°	0.61 in	1	10.0	75°	2.9 ft	–
OctoberOct	84°	69°	2.52 in	3	9.2	78°	2.9 ft	–
NovemberNov	87°	73°	5.46 in	6	8.1	81°	2.7 ft	–
DecemberDec	89°	75°	5.68 in	9	7.4	83°	2.8 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	84°	2.9 ft	6
Feb	84°	2.9 ft	2
Mar	83°	3.0 ft	1
Apr	81°	3.4 ft	2
May	77°	3.4 ft	–
Jun	74°	3.1 ft	–
Jul	72°	3.1 ft	–
Aug	72°	2.7 ft	–
Sep	75°	2.9 ft	–
Oct	78°	2.9 ft	–
Nov	81°	2.7 ft	–
Dec	83°	2.8 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 78.84 in of rain on about 71 days and about 2,900 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now83 °Ffeels like 91 °F

Tomorrow77 / 83 °F

It's 83 °F now (feels like 91 °F). Today, 78 °F to 83 °F; tomorrow, 77 °F to 83 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 4%
Fri 30 53% 0.05 in
Sat 31 75% 0.14 in
Sun 1 53% 0.14 in
Mon 2 30% 0.09 in
Tue 3 14% 0.01 in
Wed 4 4%

Today the chance of rain reaches 4%. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 53% and 0.05 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.01 in; last 3 days, 0.05 in; last 7 days, 0.60 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity69%

Dew point72 °F

Humidity is 69% now and the dew point is 72 °F. With a dew point this high, it feels muggy.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds16%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now11

Today's peak13extreme

Fri 30: 12 · Sat 31: 8 · Sun 1: 9

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.9030.0030.10 29.99

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 25

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Light drizzle	78 / 84 °F	0.02 in	9 mph NNE
Tue 27	Light drizzle	76 / 84 °F	0.02 in	8 mph NE
Mon 26	Overcast	76 / 82 °F	0	9 mph NE
Sun 25	Light drizzle	76 / 81 °F	0.07 in	10 mph NNE
Sat 24	Drizzle	74 / 79 °F	0.31 in	12 mph N
Fri 23	Drizzle	77 / 81 °F	0.17 in	11 mph N
Thu 22	Light drizzle	76 / 82 °F	0.02 in	10 mph NNE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light drizzle	75 / 81 °F	0.01 in	9 mph ENE
Tue 20	Light drizzle	73 / 81 °F	0.07 in	11 mph E
Mon 19	Light drizzle	71 / 80 °F	0.19 in	15 mph E
Sun 18	Drizzle	72 / 80 °F	0.22 in	12 mph E
Sat 17	Light drizzle	74 / 79 °F	0.19 in	15 mph E
Fri 16	Light drizzle	73 / 80 °F	0.15 in	14 mph E
Thu 15	Light drizzle	76 / 81 °F	0.04 in	9 mph NE
Wed 14	Overcast	76 / 82 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Tue 13	Light drizzle	74 / 82 °F	0.01 in	9 mph ENE
Mon 12	Mainly clear	73 / 82 °F	0	10 mph ENE
Sun 11	Mainly clear	74 / 81 °F	0	9 mph NE
Sat 10	Overcast	73 / 80 °F	0	10 mph NE
Fri 9	Partly cloudy	73 / 79 °F	0	8 mph ENE
Thu 8	Mainly clear	72 / 80 °F	0	10 mph E
Wed 7	Mainly clear	71 / 80 °F	0	9 mph ENE
Tue 6	Mainly clear	66 / 79 °F	0	9 mph ENE
Mon 5	Mainly clear	68 / 78 °F	0	10 mph E
Sun 4	Mainly clear	66 / 78 °F	0	11 mph E
Sat 3	Clear sky	63 / 78 °F	0	15 mph E
Fri 2	Partly cloudy	64 / 78 °F	0	16 mph ESE
Thu 1	Mainly clear	67 / 77 °F	0	16 mph E
Wed 30	Light drizzle	66 / 78 °F	0.02 in	15 mph E
Tue 29	Mainly clear	63 / 78 °F	0	16 mph E

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in North WardQuestions

What's the weather like today in North Ward?

Mainly clear, from 78 °F to 83 °F, with a gentle breeze from the north-northeast (8 mph) and a 4% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in North Ward?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 53% (0.05 in): drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 76 °F and a high of 83 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 13 (extreme). Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.07 inHg and steady: +0.03 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit North Ward?

The best time to visit North Ward is from June to October: highs of 77 °F to 84 °F, about 2 rainy days a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in North Ward in October?

In October, North Ward normally sees highs of 84 °F and lows of 69 °F, with about 3 rainy days (2.52 in for the month) and 9 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 78 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in North Ward?

The warmest is February, with average highs of 89 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 58 °F. The wettest is February (29.49 in) and the driest, July.

When is cyclone season in North Ward?

Cyclone season: from January to April, peaking in January. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 11 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of North Ward, about 4 every 10 years; one of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Kirrily, in January 2024.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 4.2 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 10:53 am (local time).

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