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  2. Cardwell Local Weather

    18.27°S, 146.03°E
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    Now in Cardwell

    Updated at 14:00 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    28.4 °C

    Feels like 29.8 °C
    Dew Point
    20.4 °C
    Gusts
    26km/h
    Relative Humidity
    62%
    Pressure
    1014.8hPa
    Wind
    E 13km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cardwell Thursday Forecast

    Late shower
    Late shower
    21 °C
    27 °C
    90%
    5-10mm
    Cardwell for Thursday
    Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy during the day. Moderate chance of a shower, most likely late this afternoon and evening. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 30.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cardwell 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy during the day. Moderate chance of a shower, most likely late this afternoon and evening. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 30.

    Forecast for Cardwell (18.2657°S, 146.0279°E, 0m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Late shower Heavy rain Showers Showers Showers Possible shower Late shower
    Minimum 21° 22° 21° 22° 21° 21° 21°
    Maximum 27° 23° 23° 23° 24° 25° 25°
    Chance of rain 90% 90% 90% 90% 90% 50% 90%
    Likely amount 5-10mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 9
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)
    Wind direction S SE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SE SSE SSE S SE S SE
    Relative humidity 72% 64% 92% 90% 89% 85% 90% 84% 87% 82% 82% 71% 76% 69%
    Dew point 20°C 19°C 22°C 22°C 20°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 19°C 19°C 19°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Cardwell (18.2657°S, 146.0279°E, 0m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
    6:07am EST 6:30am EST 5:56pm EST 6:19pm EST 10:01am EST 9:06pm EST Waxing crescent First quarter May 04 Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20 New moon May 27

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  11. Cardwell Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Apr 27     		19.8 °C 31.3 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Apr 28     		19.8 °C 31.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Apr 29     		17.7 °C 30.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Apr 30     		18.3 °C 29.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    May 01     		18.2 °C 29.4 °C
    0.0 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Cardwell minimum temp history (18.2657°S, 146.0279°E, 0m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 33.7° 03/04/2025 Coldest this month 18.9° 29/04/2025
    Hottest on record 32.0 21/05/1988 Coldest on record 7.4 26/05/1974
    Hottest this year 37.3° 16/02/2025 Coldest this year 18.9° 29/04/2025
    Long term average 28.4° Long term average 20.8°
    Average this month 29.5° Average this month 22.2°
    Hottest May On Record Avg. max. temp. 28.1° 2016 Coldest May on record Avg. min. temp. 14.8° 2001
    Cardwell rainfall history (18.2657°S, 146.0279°E, 0m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 0.0mm 01/05/2025 Total This Month 0.0mm
    0.0 days
    Long Term Average 268.3mm 19.3 days Wettest May on record 825.4mm 1964
    Driest on record 8.9mm 1944

  13. Cardwell Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To May 2342.8mm 98.8 day(s)
    Total For 2025 2913.6mm 83.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2737.6mm 101.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 18.9°C Apr29
    Highest Temperature 37.3°C Feb16

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