Here's what you can expect with today's Innisfail weather

As summer moves towards autumn what can locals expect today? We have the latest word from the Weather Bureau.

Weather forecasts are updated on the hour, sourced from WeatherZone.

Today's forecast is morning fog patches; showers, chance storm; w'ly winds tending ne.

At 4am today, with a dew point of 24.6, it will feel more like 30.8 making the day extremely humid, with possible heat stress issues. The relative humidity is 100 per cent.

The highest expected temperature today is 31, which is 3 degrees higher than yesterday's max.

Today's maximum is the highest the mercury will climb over the next seven days, according to the forecast.

The chance of rain today is 60 per cent.

Showers are more likely tomorrow with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a high (70 per cent) chance of rain.

The UV index is predicted to be 15. There is an extreme risk of harm from sun exposure. Unprotected skin can burn within minutes in today's conditions. Experts suggest looking for shade and avoiding sun exposure around noon. General advice is to take all precautions such as using eye protection, sunscreen and covering up.

Winds will be northwest around 5 km/h in the morning shifting to northeast around 12 km/h in the afternoon.

Details for the next six days:

Friday, February 7: Morning fog patches. Showers, chance storm. SW winds tending NE Min - 24. Max - 31.

Saturday, February 8: Mostly cloudy. Possible shower. W'ly winds tending NE Min - 24. Max - 29.

Sunday, February 9: Mostly cloudy. Possible shower. NW/SW winds Min - 24. Max - 29.

Monday, February 10: Mostly cloudy. Possible shower. SW/S'ly winds Min - 24. Max - 29.

Tuesday, February 11: Cloudy. Showers, chance storm. SW/SE winds Min - 24. Max - 28.

Wednesday, February 12: Cloudy. Rain. SW/SE winds Min - 24. Max - 30.

The previous Innisfail weather article can be viewed here.