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  2. Cooktown Local Weather

    15.47°S, 145.25°E
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    Now in Cooktown

    Updated at 05:30 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    20.4 °C

    Feels like 23.8 °C
    Dew Point
    19.4 °C
    Gusts
    0km/h
    Relative Humidity
    94%
    Pressure
    1011.4hPa
    Wind
    N 0km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cooktown

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    Cooktown Friday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    23 °C
    32 °C
    20%
    < 1mm
    Cooktown for Friday
    Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the S early this morning. The chance of smoke haze early this morning. The chance of smoke haze late this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming E 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 37.
    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: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the S early this morning. The chance of smoke haze early this morning. The chance of smoke haze late this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming E 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 37.

    Forecast for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Clearing shower Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Possible shower
    Minimum 23° 24° 25° 25° 24° 24° 24°
    Maximum 32° 33° 33° 34° 35° 34° 34°
    Chance of rain 20% 30% 40% 20% 80% 50% 50%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 10
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		6
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)
    Wind direction E E E E ESE E E ENE E E ESE E ESE E
    Relative humidity 68% 59% 65% 61% 72% 67% 73% 62% 66% 60% 69% 65% 69% 62%
    Dew point 21°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 24°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 First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
    5:25am EST 5:47am EST 6:20pm EST 6:42pm EST 7:14am EST 8:37pm EST Waxing crescent First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20

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  11. Cooktown Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Oct 19     		23.2 °C 30.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Oct 20     		24.7 °C 32.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Oct 21     		24.3 °C 31.3 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Oct 22     		21.1 °C -
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Oct 23     		19.5 °C 31.2 °C
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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 33.2° 03/10/2025 Coldest this month 18.1° 02/10/2025
    Hottest on record 38.0 24/10/2002 Coldest on record 14.6 14/10/2009
    Hottest this year 37.7° 16/01/2025 Coldest this year 8.2° 04/08/2025
    Long term average 30.5° Long term average 22.6°
    Average this month 31.2° Average this month 23.2°
    Hottest October On Record Avg. max. temp. 31.4° 2003 Coldest October on record Avg. min. temp. 21.3° 2009
    Cooktown rainfall history (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 3.8mm 15/10/2025 Total This Month 11.8mm
    5.0 days
    Long Term Average 25.7mm 6.2 days Wettest October on record 88.0mm 2001
    Driest on record 0.0mm 2002

  13. Cooktown Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Oct 1347.5mm 129.5 day(s)
    Total For 2025 982.8mm 123.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1576.6mm 164.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 59.0mm Jan27
    Lowest Temperature 8.2°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 37.7°C Jan16

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