CURRENT CONDITIONS FOR:
TOWNSVILLE - FANNING RIVER (DEFENCE)
Temperature Dew Point Rel. Humidity Feels Like Wind Gusts Pressure Rainfall
23.8°C 23.1°C 96% 28.4°C ESE 3km/h 4km/h 1044.2hPa 58.2mm / -<

Lower Burdekin for Thursday Cloudy. High chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with possible heavy falls. Light winds.
Friday Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe, with possible heavy falls near the coast. Light winds becoming SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then tending NE/SE in the early afternoon.

7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: CHARTERS TOWERS 28 DAY RAINFALL FORECAST: CLICK HERE

THU
Dec 12
FRI
Dec 13
SAT
Dec 14
SUN
Dec 15
MON
Dec 16
TUE
Dec 17
WED
Dec 18
Summary possible thunderstorm
Possible thunderstorm
thunderstorms clearing
Thunder-
storms clearing
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
late shower
Late shower
late shower
Late shower
heavy showers
Heavy showers
Maximum 33°C 32°C 35°C 35°C 35°C 34°C 33°C
Minimum 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C
Chance of Rain
Likely Amount
90%
20-40mm
40%
1-5mm
30%
< 1mm
20%
< 1mm
50%
< 1mm
60%
1-5mm
90%
10-20mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Frost Risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
  9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
Wind Speed 9km/h
ENE
10km/h
ENE
7km/h
ESE
10km/h
SE
6km/h
S
12km/h
S
5km/h
SSE
11km/h
SSE
8km/h
ESE
13km/h
SE
8km/h
E
11km/h
SE
7km/h
E
14km/h
E
Relative Humidity 74% 66% 80% 58% 69% 41% 63% 34% 64% 39% 64% 44% 66% 55%
Dew Point 24°C 24°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 20°C 21°C 17°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 22°C 23°C
SATELLITE QLD
synoptic
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Lower Burdekin Weather Warnings

QLD - Thu 21:05 EST
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Highlands and Coalfields and Capricornia

Next 12 hours in Charters Towers

possible shower

12am

Slight chance shower
25°C
mostly cloudy

3am

Mostly cloudy
23°C
possible thunderstorm

6am

Slight chance storm
22°C
possible thunderstorm

9am

Slight chance storm
26°C
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Charters Towers Sun & Moon Times

Friday Next Occurrence
First Light Sunrise Sunset Last Light Moon Phase moon set moon rise full moon last quarter new moon first quarter
first light
05:05 EST
sunrise
05:29 EST
sunset
18:49 EST
last light
19:14 EST
moon
set
Fri 03:04 EST
rise
Fri 16:41 EST
moon
Sun
Dec 15
moon
Mon
Dec 23
moon
Tue
Dec 31
moon
Tue
Jan 7

Townsville - Fanning River (Defence) Past 5 Days

  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Thu
Dec 12
24.9°C 33.7°C 0.0mm
Wed
Dec 11
21.7°C 35.8°C 0.0mm
Tue
Dec 10
21.4°C 34.5°C 0.0mm
Mon
Dec 9
20.7°C 36.0°C 0.0mm
Sun
Dec 8
21.5°C 34.7°C 0.0mm

Charters Towers Year To Date

average rainfall to Dec
651.9mm
65.0 day(s)
total for 2024
251.5mm
32 day(s)
total to this day 2023
690.0mm
62 day(s)
wettest day
52.5mm
Nov 30
lowest temperature
0.0°C
Aug 11
highest temperature
40.0°C
Nov 8

Charters Towers Almanac

December minimum temperature
lowest this month
20.2°C
3rd
lowest on record
17.3°C
7th 1999
average this month
21.9°C
-0.1°C
long-term average
22.0°C
December maximum temperature
highest this month
38.0°C
10th
highest on record
42.8°C
20th 1995
average this month
35.7°C
+0.9°C
long-term average
34.8°C
December rainfall
wettest this month
6.2mm
4th
total this month
6.8mm
2 day(s)
long-term average
78.3mm
7.3 day(s)
wettest on record
272.5mm
2000
driest on record
9.4mm
2013

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