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  2. Cooktown Local Weather

    15.47°S, 145.25°E
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    Now in Cooktown

    Updated at 16:40 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    28.6 °C

    Feels like 31.3 °C
    Dew Point
    25.4 °C
    Gusts
    24km/h
    Relative Humidity
    83%
    Pressure
    1010.0hPa
    Wind
    SE 20km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cooktown

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    Cooktown Friday Forecast

    Possible thunderstorm
    Possible thunderstorm
    24 °C
    30 °C
    90%
    1-5mm
    Cooktown for Friday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely later this evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    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. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely later this evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.

    Forecast for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Possible thunderstorm Clearing shower Possible thunderstorm Heavy showers Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm
    Minimum 24° 24° 24° 24° 24° 23° 23°
    Maximum 30° 30° 30° 29° 29° 28° 29°
    Chance of rain 90% 50% 70% 70% 70% 90% 90%
    Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 5-10mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating No 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 15
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE ESE SE ESE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE ESE
    Relative humidity 87% 77% 85% 76% 86% 82% 89% 86% 89% 88% 91% 86% 91% 88%
    Dew point 26°C 26°C 25°C 24°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 26°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    6:02am EST 6:23am EST 6:30pm EST 6:51pm EST 11:05pm EST 11:47am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Mar 22 New moon Mar 29 First quarter Apr 05 Full moon Apr 13

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  11. Cooktown Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Monday
    Mar 17     		23.7 °C 28.3 °C
    48.8 mm
    Tuesday
    Mar 18     		24.9 °C 29.2 °C
    14.8 mm
    Wednesday
    Mar 19     		24.6 °C 31.0 °C
    14.2 mm
    Thursday
    Mar 20     		25.4 °C 29.2 °C
    22.6 mm
    Friday
    Mar 21     		24.6 °C 31.7 °C
    7.4 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 32.7° 10/03/2025 Coldest this month 19.8° 03/03/2025
    Hottest on record 36.1 13/03/2007 Coldest on record 18.9 18/03/2015
    Hottest this year 37.7° 16/01/2025 Coldest this year 19.8° 03/03/2025
    Long term average 30.7° Long term average 23.9°
    Average this month 31.0° Average this month 23.4°
    Hottest March On Record Avg. max. temp. 31.9° 2017 Coldest March on record Avg. min. temp. 23.1° 2015
    Cooktown rainfall history (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 48.8mm 17/03/2025 Total This Month 228.2mm
    13.0 days
    Long Term Average 384.2mm 21.3 days Wettest March on record 915.0mm 2006
    Driest on record 99.2mm 2003

  13. Cooktown Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Mar 1035.7mm 60.7 day(s)
    Total For 2025 643.4mm 53.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1095.6mm 65.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 59.0mm Jan27
    Lowest Temperature 19.8°C Mar 3
    Highest Temperature 37.7°C Jan16

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