Townsville weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Townsville is expected to be 31°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Townsville, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Friday
16th Jan
31

26

6

11
Saturday
17th Jan
31

26

5

10
Sunday
18th Jan
32

26

8

11
Monday
19th Jan
32

26

8

11
Tuesday
20th Jan
32

26

7

11

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 16th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Queensland (Townsville) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Townsville weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Townsville for the next 5 days.

Townsville weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Townsville, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 31°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north.

31
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
70
% chance of some rain
<30
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
13
kph wind from N

Townsville weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Townsville, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-west.

31
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
84
% chance of some rain
<30
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
12
kph wind from SW

Townsville weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Townsville, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north-east.

32
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
8
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
49
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
14
kph wind from NE

Townsville weather for Monday 19th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Townsville, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 66% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the east.

32
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
8
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
66
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
16
kph wind from E

Townsville weather for Tuesday 20th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Townsville, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 66% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the east.