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Live rain radar, current conditions, an hour-by-hour outlook and a seven-day forecast for Townsville, with original writing about the city's climate from The Daily Townsville.

Today's briefing

Good morning Townsville. We're starting the day at a mild 22 degrees, with conditions expected to reach a top of 24 degrees and a low of 14 degrees, with virtually no chance of rain and plenty of sunshine on the cards. With a UV index sitting at 7 and winds picking up to 19 kilometres per hour, make sure you slip on some sunscreen and perhaps a light layer to guard against both the sun and that fresh breeze. Looking ahead to the weekend, both Saturday and Sunday will warm to 25 degrees, with just a slight chance of a shower on Saturday at 14 percent and minimal rain expected on Sunday.

24°

Mainly clear · feels like 23°

Today
27° / 19°
Humidity
57%
Wind
26 km/h E
UV index
6 · Moderate
Sunrise
6:24 am
Sunset
6:03 pm
Updated
2:31 pm

Next 24 hours

  1. Now

    24°

    0%

  2. 3pm

    24°

    0%

  3. 4pm

    24°

    0%

  4. 5pm

    23°

    0%

  5. 6pm

    22°

    0%

  6. 7pm

    22°

    0%

  7. 8pm

    21°

    0%

  8. 9pm

    21°

    0%

  9. 10pm

    21°

    0%

  10. 11pm

    20°

    0%

  11. 12am

    20°

    0%

  12. 1am

    19°

    0%

  13. 2am

    19°

    0%

  14. 3am

    18°

    0%

  15. 4am

    18°

    0%

  16. 5am

    17°

    0%

  17. 6am

    17°

    0%

  18. 7am

    17°

    0%

  19. 8am

    20°

    0%

  20. 9am

    22°

    0%

  21. 10am

    24°

    0%

  22. 11am

    25°

    0%

  23. 12pm

    26°

    0%

  24. 1pm

    26°

    0%

Live rain radar

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Animated rain radar via RainViewer (Bureau of Meteorology sources). Full BOM radar loop.

Seven-day forecast

  1. Fri

    Drizzle

    27° 19°

    Rain 6%

  2. Sat

    Partly cloudy

    26° 17°

    Rain 0%

  3. Sun

    Mainly clear

    25° 17°

    Rain 8%

  4. Mon

    Mainly clear

    26° 17°

    Rain 16%

  5. Tue

    Partly cloudy

    25° 17°

    Rain 6%

  6. Wed

    Drizzle

    24° 17°

    Rain 18%

  7. Thu

    Partly cloudy

    24° 18°

    Rain 4%

Townsville Weather Tomorrow

26° / 17°

Partly cloudy · Rain 0% · UV max 7 (High)

UV Today

UV index peaks at 8 in Townsville today (High). Right now the UV reading is 6 (Moderate).

14-Day Forecast

  1. Fri, 28 Aug

    Drizzle

    27° 19°

    Rain 6%

  2. Sat, 29 Aug

    Partly cloudy

    26° 17°

    Rain 0%

  3. Sun, 30 Aug

    Mainly clear

    25° 17°

    Rain 8%

  4. Mon, 31 Aug

    Mainly clear

    26° 17°

    Rain 16%

  5. Tue, 1 Sept

    Partly cloudy

    25° 17°

    Rain 6%

  6. Wed, 2 Sept

    Drizzle

    24° 17°

    Rain 18%

  7. Thu, 3 Sept

    Partly cloudy

    24° 18°

    Rain 4%

Air quality

53

Moderate

US AQI

PM2.5
10
PM10
13
Ozone
85

Air quality by Open-Meteo (CAMS), in µg/m³.

Sun and moon

Sunrise
6:24 am
Sunset
6:03 pm
Daylight
11h 39m

Full moon

100% lit

From the weather desk

Townsville weather, explained

How to read the Townsville forecast

A good forecast is really three views at once. The current panel tells you what it feels like outside right now, which is what matters before you head out the door. The hourly strip is for planning the next part of your day: when the rain band arrives, when the wind picks up, when it is warm enough to walk. The seven-day outlook is for the week ahead, and it is most reliable in the first three or four days. Read it from the top down and you will almost always have what you need for Townsville.

What the UV index actually means

The UV index rates the strength of the sun's ultraviolet radiation on a simple scale. Below 3 is low and you can be outside safely without protection. From 3 to 7 is moderate to high, the point at which sunburn becomes likely within an hour, so a hat and sunscreen earn their keep. Above 8 is very high to extreme, and skin can burn in minutes around the middle of the day. The index peaks at solar noon, not at the hottest part of the afternoon, so the safest habit is to check the number rather than judge by the temperature.

Why the overnight low matters as much as the high

Daytime maximums get the headlines, but the overnight minimum shapes how the day actually feels. A cold night means a slow, crisp start and, on clear evenings, the chance of fog or frost before dawn. A mild night means the warmth carries over and the morning is comfortable from the outset. Clear skies let heat escape and push the low down; cloud cover traps it and keeps the night warmer. That is why two days with the same maximum can feel completely different depending on the night that came before.

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Weather data by Open-Meteo. The Daily Townsville is independent and not affiliated with any government weather agency.