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  2. Cooktown Local Weather

    15.47°S, 145.25°E
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    Now in Cooktown

    Updated at 02:40 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    24.8 °C

    Feels like 24.8 °C
    Dew Point
    22.7 °C
    Gusts
    32km/h
    Relative Humidity
    88%
    Pressure
    1015.2hPa
    Wind
    SE 26km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cooktown Thursday Forecast

    Showers
    Showers
    23 °C
    29 °C
    80%
    1-5mm
    Cooktown for Thursday
    Partly cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 31.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cooktown 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 31.

    Forecast for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Showers Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Possible shower Windy
    Minimum 23° 23° 23° 22° 23° 22° 22°
    Maximum 29° 29° 30° 31° 31° 30° 30°
    Chance of rain 80% 30% 5% 20% 20% 60% 10%
    Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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 25
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		28
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		32
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE ESE SE SE SE SE
    Relative humidity 81% 79% 73% 71% 71% 68% 70% 64% 69% 65% 72% 67% 67% 62%
    Dew point 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 20°C 20°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    5:51am EST 6:13am EST 6:15pm EST 6:36pm EST 3:38am EST 3:13pm EST Waning crescent New moon Sep 22 First quarter Sep 30 Full moon Oct 07 Last quarter Oct 14

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  11. Cooktown Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Saturday
    Sep 13     		24.0 °C 28.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Sep 14     		21.9 °C 28.4 °C
    3.4 mm
    Monday
    Sep 15     		21.9 °C 29.3 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Sep 16     		21.6 °C 29.8 °C
    0.8 mm
    Wednesday
    Sep 17     		24.3 °C 29.3 °C
    2.8 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Cooktown minimum temp history (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 30.5° 05/09/2025 Coldest this month 17.2° 02/09/2025
    Hottest on record 36.3 15/09/2003 Coldest on record 10.9 03/09/2014
    Hottest this year 37.7° 16/01/2025 Coldest this year 8.2° 04/08/2025
    Long term average 28.9° Long term average 21.0°
    Average this month 29.2° Average this month 22.0°
    Hottest September On Record Avg. max. temp. 30.1° 2016 Coldest September on record Avg. min. temp. 19.0° 2002
    Cooktown rainfall history (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 9.6mm 10/09/2025 Total This Month 22.6mm
    7.0 days
    Long Term Average 9.2mm 5.5 days Wettest September on record 25.0mm 2010
    Driest on record 0.0mm 2007

  13. Cooktown Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Sep 1322.4mm 123.5 day(s)
    Total For 2025 959.2mm 114.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1572.2mm 159.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 59.0mm Jan27
    Lowest Temperature 8.2°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 37.7°C Jan16

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