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  2. Cairns Central Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.73°E
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    Updated at 12:00 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    28.2 °C

    Feels like 29.8 °C
    Dew Point
    22.2 °C
    Gusts
    26km/h
    Relative Humidity
    70%
    Pressure
    1015.3hPa
    Wind
    SE 17km/h
    Rainfall
    0.2mm

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    Cairns Central Friday Forecast

    Heavy showers
    Heavy showers
    23 °C
    29 °C
    90%
    5-10mm
    Cairns Central for Friday
    Cloudy. High chance of showers about the coast, medium elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 22 to 30.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cairns Central 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers about the coast, medium elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 22 to 30.

    Forecast for Cairns Central (16.9262°S, 145.7333°E, 35m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Heavy showers Windy with showers Possible shower Clearing shower Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Possible shower
    Minimum 23° 23° 23° 23° 23° 23° 23°
    Maximum 29° 28° 28° 29° 29° 29° 29°
    Chance of rain 90% 70% 60% 40% 20% 40% 50%
    Likely amount 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    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 17
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		34
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		34
    (km/h)     		28
    (km/h)     		31
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 85% 77% 84% 74% 84% 77% 81% 73% 77% 70% 76% 67% 79% 68%
    Dew point 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 21°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Cairns Central (16.9262°S, 145.7333°E, 35m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
    6:07am EST 6:29am EST 5:59pm EST 6:21pm EST 11:01am EST 10:15pm EST Waxing crescent First quarter May 04 Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20 New moon May 27

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  11. Cairns Central Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Monday
    Apr 28     		21.9 °C 31.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Apr 29     		20.0 °C 29.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Apr 30     		19.3 °C 29.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    May 01     		18.3 °C 30.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    May 02     		22.9 °C 28.4 °C
    5.0 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Cairns Central minimum temp history (16.9262°S, 145.7333°E, 35m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 30.0° 01/05/2025 Coldest this month 18.3° 01/05/2025
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 36.8° 17/01/2025 Coldest this year 18.3° 01/05/2025
    Long term average 28.0° Long term average 19.9°
    Average this month 30.0° Average this month 18.3°
    Hottest - On Record Avg. max. temp. - - Coldest - on record Avg. min. temp. - -
    Cairns Central rainfall history (16.9262°S, 145.7333°E, 35m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 0.0mm 01/05/2025 Total This Month 0.0mm
    0.0 days
    Long Term Average 105.1mm 15.1 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 34.2mm 2015

  13. Cairns Central Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To May 1637.4mm 88.7 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1782.4mm 74.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1928.2mm 93.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 18.3°C May 1
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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