Whitsundays weather forecast

Weather data is provided by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.

Whitsunday forecast:

Issued at 5:00 am EST on Saturday 25 May 2013
Fine and sunny. A cool morning. Light to moderate SE to SW winds.

Airlie Beach: Fine, sunny. Max 23 UV 6
Bowen: Fine, sunny. Max 25 UV 7

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Marine forecast: (Bowen to St Lawrence)

A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for Sunday.

Saturday until midnight: Winds: Southwest to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon before increasing to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots again in the evening. Seas: 1.7 to 2.2 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres.

Sunday: Winds: South to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, increasing to southeasterly 25 to 30 knots during the morning. Seas: 2.2 metres, increasing to 3 metres during the morning. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Isolated showers.

Monday: Winds: Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots.

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Latest weather observations

Hamilton Island, 02:30pm:
21.2 degrees, wind SE at 19 knots, gusts to 25 knots. 0.0 mm of rain since 0900am.

Bowen, 09:00am:
17.2 degrees, wind SW at 7 knots, gusts to null knots. 0.0 mm of rain since 0900am.

Prosperine, 02:30pm:
23.3 degrees, wind ESE at 9 knots, gusts to 13 knots. 0.0 mm of rain since 0900am.

Today's tides:

(Independently Calculated)
Saturday 25 May 2013 - Airlie Beach (0)

4.00

2224

3.94

2255

3.77

2326

3.51

2358

Sat
3.16

0029

2.75

0100

2.32

0132

1.89

0203

1.48

0234

1.13

0305

0.87

0336

0.70

0408

0.64

0439

0.64

0439

0.68

0508

0.80

0537

0.99

0607

1.23

0636

1.51

0705

1.82

0734

2.13

0803

2.41

0832

2.65

0901

2.84

0931

2.96

1000

3.00

1029

3.00

1029

2.95

1058

2.81

1128

2.58

1157

2.29

1226

1.94

1256

1.57

1325

1.20

1354

0.86

1424

0.56

1453

0.33

1522

0.19

1552

0.14

1621

0.14

1621

0.21

1655

0.40

1729

0.72

1803

1.13

1837

1.60

1911

2.12

1945

2.63

2019

3.10

2053

3.51

2127

3.83

2201

4.02

2235

4.09

2309

4.09

2310

4.03

2342

Sun
3.86

0014

3.58

0045

3.22

0117

2.80

0149

2.36

0220

1.91

0252

1.49

0324

1.13

0356

0.85

0428

0.68

0459

0.62

0531

0.62

0531

0.66

0600

0.77

0629

0.95

0659

1.19

0728

1.47

0757

1.76

0826

2.06

0855

2.33

0924

2.57

0953

2.75

1023

2.86

1052

2.90

1121

2.90

1121

2.85

1150

2.72

1219

2.50

1248

2.22

1317

1.90

1346

1.55

1415

1.19

1445

0.87

1514

0.59

1543

0.37

1612

0.24

1641

0.19

1710

0.19

1710

0.26

1744

0.45

1818

0.76

1852

1.16

1926

1.63

2000

2.14

2034

2.64

2107

3.11

2141

3.51

2215

3.82

2249

4.01

2323

4.08

2357

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