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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 20:40 EST

    24.7 °C

    Feels like 28.8 °C
    Dew Point
    24.7 °C
    Gusts
    17km/h
    Relative Humidity
    100%
    Pressure
    1010.6hPa
    Wind
    S 11km/h
    Rainfall
    36.4mm

    Cairns Wednesday Forecast

    Showers
    Showers
    24 °C
    30 °C
    80%
    5-10mm
    Cairns for Wednesday
    Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening then becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 30.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating

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  3. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening then becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 30.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Showers Clearing shower Showers Possible shower Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm
    Minimum 24° 25° 25° 25° 24° 25° 25°
    Maximum 30° 31° 31° 31° 31° 31° 30°
    Chance of rain 80% 50% 70% 70% 70% 90% 90%
    Likely amount 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 5-10mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme High High High 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 17
    (km/h)
    22
    (km/h)
    20
    (km/h)
    24
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    17
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    20
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    18
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    19
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    14
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    16
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    14
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    16
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    15
    (km/h)
    15
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SSE SSE SE SSE SE SE SE SSE SE SSE ESE SSE SE
    Relative humidity 91% 78% 86% 68% 83% 73% 87% 77% 87% 78% 85% 78% 85% 78%
    Dew point 25°C 25°C 24°C 23°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C
  6. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:59am EST 6:21am EST 6:28pm EST 6:49pm EST 3:30pm EST 1:58am EST Waxing gibbous Full moon Mar 25 Last quarter Apr 02 New moon Apr 09 First quarter Apr 16
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  10. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Mar 15
    23.0 °C 33.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Mar 16
    25.0 °C 32.3 °C
    0.8 mm
    Sunday
    Mar 17
    24.7 °C 25.7 °C
    39.2 mm
    Monday
    Mar 18
    23.8 °C 28.9 °C
    97.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Mar 19
    23.6 °C 28.1 °C
    2.6 mm
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  11. Almanac


    Cairns minimum temp history (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 33.1° 03/03/2024 Coldest this month 21.3° 14/03/2024
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 37.4° 30/01/2024 Coldest this year 21.3° 14/03/2024
    Long term average 31.4° Long term average 23.3°
    Average this month 31.1° Average this month 24.1°
    Hottest - On Record Avg. max. temp. - - Coldest - on record Avg. min. temp. - -
    Cairns rainfall history (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 97.0mm 18/03/2024 Total This Month 389.6mm
    14.0 days
    Long Term Average 376.4mm 18.0 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 109.6mm 2017
  12. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Mar 1193.8mm 55.9 day(s)
    Total For 2024 1232.2mm 58.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2023 1216.6mm 56.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 163.4mm Feb18
    Lowest Temperature 21.3°C Mar14
    Highest Temperature 37.4°C Jan30