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Idalia weather today · Friday · 9 October 2026

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Updated 8 Oct 2026 23:16 · Australia/Brisbane

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Minimum temperature: 20.9 °C
Maximum temperature: 26.8 °C
Precipitation: 0.0 mm
Wind: 5.1 m/s

Model forecast for this location. Actual conditions may differ. Units: Celsius (°C), millimeters (mm) and meters per second (m/s).

Hourly forecast for this date

9 October 2026 · Australia/Brisbane
Time	Weather	Temperature	Precipitation	Wind
02:00	Clear	21.8 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	4.8 m/s
03:00	Partly cloudy	21.4 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	5.1 m/s
04:00	Clear	21.3 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	5.0 m/s
05:00	Clear	21.1 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	4.6 m/s
06:00	Partly cloudy	20.9 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	4.1 m/s
07:00	Partly cloudy	22.2 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	3.6 m/s
08:00	Partly cloudy	24.0 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	3.9 m/s
09:00	Partly cloudy	25.5 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	4.3 m/s
10:00	Partly cloudy	26.4 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	4.2 m/s
11:00	Partly cloudy	26.5 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	4.0 m/s
12:00	Partly cloudy	26.7 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	4.3 m/s
13:00	Partly cloudy	26.8 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	4.7 m/s
14:00	Clear	26.6 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	4.7 m/s
15:00	Clear	26.3 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	4.5 m/s
16:00	Clear	25.7 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	4.4 m/s
17:00	Clear	25.1 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	4.0 m/s
18:00	Clear	24.4 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	3.8 m/s
19:00	Clear	24.0 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	4.0 m/s
20:00	Partly cloudy	24.0 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	3.8 m/s
21:00	Partly cloudy	23.7 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	3.7 m/s
22:00	Partly cloudy	23.5 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	3.2 m/s
23:00	Partly cloudy	23.5 °C	0.0 mm / 1 h	3.5 m/s

Available forecast: 9 October 2026–18 October 2026

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Historical monthly averages

Reference: Townsville, 4.6 km from Idalia

Historical reference period: 2001–2020

Monthly mean temperature: 25.1 °C
Average daily precipitation during this month: 0.7 mm/day

Climate model grid Grid center: -19.500°, 146.875°; resolution: 0.5° × 0.625°; about 22.4 km from Idalia. These are historical data from a coarse model grid, not readings from a local weather station. Coast, terrain and elevation can cause local differences.

These are historical monthly averages, not values predicted for this particular day.

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Daylight on this date

Sunrise: 05:46
Sunset: 18:13
Day length: 12 h 27 min

Calculated sun times for Idalia in Australia/Brisbane; cloud and terrain can change visible sunlight. Future local times use current time-zone rules.

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