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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 16:20 EST

    25.5 °C

    Feels like 29.7 °C
    Dew Point
    25.5 °C
    Gusts
    15km/h
    Relative Humidity
    100%
    Pressure
    1007.8hPa
    Wind
    S 13km/h
    Rainfall
    20.6mm

    Cairns Tuesday Forecast

    Possible thunderstorm
    Possible thunderstorm
    25 °C
    30 °C
    90%
    20-40mm
    Cairns for Tuesday
    Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E 15 to 20 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures around 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. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E 15 to 20 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
    Summary Possible thunderstorm Heavy showers Showers easing Showers Possible thunderstorm Rain Rain
    Minimum 25° 25° 24° 24° 25° 24° 25°
    Maximum 30° 30° 31° 31° 30° 30° 30°
    Chance of rain 90% 80% 70% 70% 80% 90% 80%
    Likely amount 20-40mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 20-40mm 10-20mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme High High High
    Fire Danger Rating No 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 19
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    21
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    20
    (km/h)
    24
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    17
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    21
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    18
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    19
    (km/h)
    15
    (km/h)
    18
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    13
    (km/h)
    15
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE
    Relative humidity 87% 97% 91% 80% 85% 68% 84% 75% 86% 77% 87% 79% 88% 79%
    Dew point 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°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 6:50pm EST 2:44pm EST 1:03am 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