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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 23:20 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    24.6 °C

    Feels like 30.8 °C
    Dew Point
    24.6 °C
    Gusts
    0km/h
    Relative Humidity
    100%
    Pressure
    1012.8hPa
    Wind
    N 0km/h
    Rainfall
    43.8mm

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    Cairns Wednesday Forecast

    Possible thunderstorm
    Possible thunderstorm
    24 °C
    30 °C
    80%
    20-40mm
    Cairns for Wednesday
    Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Rain and showers heavy at times. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming E 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 30.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Rain and showers heavy at times. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming E 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 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 Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Late shower Showers Possible shower Showers
    Minimum 24° 24° 25° 25° 24° 24° 24°
    Maximum 30° 31° 31° 32° 31° 30° 30°
    Chance of rain 80% 80% 70% 70% 80% 90% 90%
    Likely amount 20-40mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    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 12
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE E SE ESE SE ESE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SE SE
    Relative humidity 88% 85% 87% 83% 86% 80% 82% 78% 86% 78% 82% 75% 86% 80%
    Dew point 25°C 26°C 26°C 27°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 27°C 25°C 26°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 25°C

  7. 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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    5:59am EST 6:21am EST 6:29pm EST 6:51pm EST 9:26pm EST 10:02am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Mar 22 New moon Mar 29 First quarter Apr 05 Full moon Apr 13

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Mar 14     		23.7 °C 30.3 °C
    0.4 mm
    Saturday
    Mar 15     		23.1 °C 26.1 °C
    112.0 mm
    Sunday
    Mar 16     		23.4 °C 27.7 °C
    76.4 mm
    Monday
    Mar 17     		23.3 °C 25.1 °C
    67.8 mm
    Tuesday
    Mar 18     		23.7 °C 25.7 °C
    61.0 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Cairns minimum temp history (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 34.2° 04/03/2025 Coldest this month 20.1° 01/03/2025
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 36.8° 17/01/2025 Coldest this year 20.1° 01/03/2025
    Long term average 31.3° Long term average 23.4°
    Average this month 31.2° Average this month 23.0°
    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 112.0mm 15/03/2025 Total This Month 359.2mm
    10.0 days
    Long Term Average 410.9mm 18.7 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 109.6mm 2017

  13. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Mar 1257.1mm 56.8 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1523.2mm 50.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1229.6mm 57.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 20.1°C Mar 1
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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