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  1. Cooktown Local Weather

    15.47°S, 145.25°E

    Now in Cooktown

    Updated at 03:50 EST

    25.7 °C

    Feels like 27.4 °C
    Dew Point
    22.4 °C
    Gusts
    20km/h
    Relative Humidity
    82%
    Pressure
    1012.5hPa
    Wind
    SE 17km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cooktown Wednesday Forecast

    Possible shower
    Possible shower
    23 °C
    29 °C
    60%
    < 1mm
    Cooktown for Wednesday
    Partly cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 28.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating

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  3. Cooktown 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 28.

    Forecast for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Possible shower Mostly cloudy Possible shower Late shower Clearing shower Possible shower Showers
    Minimum 23° 23° 24° 23° 23° 23° 23°
    Maximum 29° 29° 29° 28° 29° 29° 29°
    Chance of rain 60% 20% 70% 50% 70% 60% 90%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - -
    Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 24
    (km/h)
    25
    (km/h)
    26
    (km/h)
    25
    (km/h)
    21
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    22
    (km/h)
    24
    (km/h)
    21
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    21
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    22
    (km/h)
    24
    (km/h)
    Wind direction ESE ESE ESE SE ESE SE SE SE SE SSE SE SE SE SE
    Relative humidity 75% 74% 73% 71% 80% 76% 76% 74% 79% 73% 77% 74% 80% 75%
    Dew point 22°C 23°C 21°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 23°C
  6. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    6:09am EST 6:32am EST 6:00pm EST 6:22pm EST 6:19am EST 5:58pm EST New moon New moon May 08 First quarter May 15 Full moon May 23 Last quarter May 31
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  10. Cooktown Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    May 03
    25.7 °C 29.0 °C
    0.2 mm
    Saturday
    May 04
    23.9 °C 28.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    May 05
    24.0 °C 29.2 °C
    0.4 mm
    Monday
    May 06
    23.7 °C 28.5 °C
    0.4 mm
    Tuesday
    May 07
    23.7 °C 28.6 °C
    0.0 mm
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  11. Almanac


    Cooktown minimum temp history (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 29.2° 05/05/2024 Coldest this month 23.4° 01/05/2024
    Hottest on record 32.0 23/05/2013 Coldest on record 9.1 22/05/2009
    Hottest this year 36.3° 30/01/2024 Coldest this year 19.1° 26/04/2024
    Long term average 27.8° Long term average 21.2°
    Average this month 28.8° Average this month 24.1°
    Hottest May On Record Avg. max. temp. 29.0° 2016 Coldest May on record Avg. min. temp. 17.0° 2001
    Cooktown rainfall history (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 2.8mm 02/05/2024 Total This Month 4.4mm
    5.0 days
    Long Term Average 48.9mm 12.2 days Wettest May on record 267.8mm 2016
    Driest on record 12.0mm 2001
  12. Cooktown Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To May 1253.0mm 89.6 day(s)
    Total For 2024 1459.4mm 101.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2023 1902.8mm 84.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 189.4mm Mar21
    Lowest Temperature 19.1°C Apr26
    Highest Temperature 36.3°C Jan30