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  2. Cardwell Local Weather

    18.27°S, 146.03°E
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    Now in Cardwell

    Updated at 08:00 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    18.5 °C

    Feels like 21.5 °C
    Dew Point
    18.5 °C
    Gusts
    0km/h
    Relative Humidity
    100%
    Pressure
    1020.6hPa
    Wind
    N 0km/h
    Rainfall
    18.2mm

    INGHAM AERO

    Lucinda Point

    Cowley Beach (Defence)

    South Johnstone

    Cardwell Wednesday Forecast

    Showers
    Showers
    19 °C
    21 °C
    90%
    1-5mm
    Cardwell for Wednesday
    Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely this evening. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 20 to 27.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cardwell 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely this evening. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 20 to 27.

    Forecast for Cardwell (18.2657°S, 146.0279°E, 0m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Showers Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Clearing shower
    Minimum 19° 17° 16° 15° 15° 15° 16°
    Maximum 21° 23° 22° 23° 23° 22° 21°
    Chance of rain 90% 20% 20% 10% 5% 40% 60%
    Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate - - -
    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 13
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		4
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SE S ESE S ESE S ESE SSW E S ESE SSE SE
    Relative humidity 87% 78% 75% 49% 70% 47% 68% 50% 64% 46% 63% 53% 68% 54%
    Dew point 18°C 17°C 15°C 12°C 15°C 11°C 14°C 12°C 13°C 11°C 13°C 12°C 13°C 11°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    6:15am EST 6:37am EST 6:05pm EST 6:27pm EST 9:50pm EST 9:07am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Aug 16 New moon Aug 23 First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08

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  11. Cardwell Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Aug 08     		14.7 °C 25.1 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Aug 09     		15.6 °C 28.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Aug 10     		17.0 °C 25.2 °C
    3.2 mm
    Monday
    Aug 11     		17.1 °C 25.1 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Aug 12     		16.3 °C 21.6 °C
    0.8 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 26.6° 07/08/2025 Coldest this month 7.8° 03/08/2025
    Hottest on record 32.3 26/08/1982 Coldest on record 6.8 03/08/1990
    Hottest this year 37.3° 16/02/2025 Coldest this year 7.8° 03/08/2025
    Long term average 25.3° Long term average 15.7°
    Average this month 24.1° Average this month 15.0°
    Hottest August On Record Avg. max. temp. 27.2° 1981 Coldest August on record Avg. min. temp. 12.2° 1990
    Cardwell rainfall history (18.2657°S, 146.0279°E, 0m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 21.6mm 12/08/2025 Total This Month 35.6mm
    8.0 days
    Long Term Average 93.3mm 14.6 days Wettest August on record 414.3mm 1959
    Driest on record 5.1mm 1927

  13. Cardwell Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Aug 2700.6mm 145.7 day(s)
    Total For 2025 3493.0mm 143.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 3467.0mm 175.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.8°C Aug 3
    Highest Temperature 37.3°C Feb16

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