Whitsundays weather forecast

Whitsunday forecast:

Issued at 5:05 am EST on Saturday 28 January 2012
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Some patchy rain areas. Light
to moderate NW to NE winds.
Shower, chance late storm. Max 31 UV 16
Airlie Beach: Showers, possible storm. Max 28 UV 16
Bowen: Shower, chance late storm. Max 31 UV 16

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Marine forecast: (Bowen to St Lawrence)

Saturday until midnight: Winds: NW to NE 10 to 15 knots at first, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 1.2 to 1.7 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Rain areas, showers and thunderstorms.

Sunday: Winds: N to NE 10 to 15 knots. Seas: 1.2 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres.

Monday: Winds: SE to NE 10 to 15 knots.

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Latest weather observations

Hamilton Island, 06:00am:
26.8 degrees, wind NNE at 5 knots, gusts to 7 knots. 0.4 mm rain since 0900am.

Bowen, 06:00am:
28.1 degrees, wind WNW at 4 knots, gusts to - knots. - mm rain since 0900am.

Proserpine, 06:30am:
25.2 degrees, wind SSE at 0 knots, gusts to 2 knots. 6.0 mm rain since 0900am.

Today's tides:

(Independently Calculated)
Saturday 28 Jan 2012 - Airlie Beach (0)

1.00

1934

1.03

2004

1.11

2035

1.24

2106

1.41

2136

1.61

2206

1.82

2237

2.03

2308

2.23

2338

Sat
2.40

0008

2.53

0039

2.61

0110

2.64

0140

2.64

0140

2.62

0208

2.55

0236

2.44

0304

2.30

0332

2.13

0400

1.95

0428

1.77

0457

1.61

0525

1.46

0553

1.35

0621

1.28

0649

1.26

0717

1.26

0717

1.29

0749

1.37

0821

1.50

0852

1.67

0924

1.87

0956

2.09

1027

2.30

1059

2.50

1131

2.67

1203

2.80

1235

2.88

1306

2.91

1338

2.91

1338

2.88

1411

2.79

1444

2.65

1518

2.46

1551

2.24

1624

2.01

1658

1.78

1731

1.56

1804

1.37

1837

1.23

1910

1.14

1944

1.11

2017

1.09

2020

1.11

2052

1.19

2123

1.30

2154

1.45

2226

1.63

2258

1.82

2329

Sun
2.00

0000

2.18

0032

2.33

0104

2.44

0135

2.52

0206

2.54

0238

2.54

0238

2.52

0306

2.47

0334

2.39

0403

2.28

0431

2.16

0459

2.03

0528

1.89

0556

1.77

0624

1.66

0652

1.58

0720

1.53

0749

1.51

0817

1.51

0817

1.53

0848

1.58

0919

1.67

0949

1.78

1020

1.91

1051

2.05

1121

2.19

1152

2.32

1223

2.43

1254

2.52

1325

2.57

1355

2.59

1426

2.59

1426

2.57

1500

2.50

1534

2.39

1609

2.24

1643

2.07

1717

1.89

1752

1.71

1826

1.54

1900

1.40

1934

1.28

2008

1.21

2043

1.19

2117

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