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  2. Lake Placid Local Weather

    16.87°S, 145.68°E
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    Now in Lake Placid

    Updated at 15:50 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    26.7 °C

    Feels like 25.9 °C
    Dew Point
    20.3 °C
    Gusts
    28km/h
    Relative Humidity
    68%
    Pressure
    1011.7hPa
    Wind
    SE 24km/h
    Rainfall
    0.2mm

    Cairns

    Cairns Racecourse

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    Lake Placid Tuesday Forecast

    Clearing shower
    Clearing shower
    23 °C
    29 °C
    40%
    < 1mm
    Lake Placid for Tuesday
    Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 29.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Lake Placid 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 29.

    Forecast for Lake Placid (16.8667°S, 145.6833°E, 74m AMSL)
      Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
    Summary Clearing shower Mostly sunny Windy with showers Late shower Windy with showers Possible shower Mostly sunny
    Minimum 23° 23° 23° 22° 23° 22° 21°
    Maximum 29° 29° 29° 28° 28° 28° 28°
    Chance of rain 40% 50% 40% 70% 70% 60% 30%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    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 28
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		28
    (km/h)     		28
    (km/h)     		33
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		32
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		32
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 76% 67% 77% 69% 78% 66% 74% 70% 85% 76% 82% 71% 78% 68%
    Dew point 21°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 20°C 20°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Lake Placid (16.8667°S, 145.6833°E, 74m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    6:08am EST 6:30am EST 5:57pm EST 6:19pm EST 2:03pm EST 1:07am EST Waxing gibbous Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20 New moon May 27 First quarter Jun 03

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  11. Lake Placid Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    May 02     		22.7 °C 29.3 °C
    9.2 mm
    Saturday
    May 03     		22.3 °C 28.7 °C
    35.8 mm
    Sunday
    May 04     		22.4 °C 26.4 °C
    2.4 mm
    Monday
    May 05     		21.7 °C 28.8 °C
    24.8 mm
    Tuesday
    May 06     		23.1 °C 28.5 °C
    0.2 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Lake Placid minimum temp history (16.8667°S, 145.6833°E, 74m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 30.9° 01/05/2025 Coldest this month 21.0° 01/05/2025
    Hottest on record 31.3 29/05/1958 Coldest on record 10.1 26/05/1953
    Hottest this year 36.7° 18/01/2025 Coldest this year 19.7° 29/04/2025
    Long term average 27.7° Long term average 20.0°
    Average this month 28.8° Average this month 22.2°
    Hottest May On Record Avg. max. temp. 29.3° 2016 Coldest May on record Avg. min. temp. 16.8° 2001
    Lake Placid rainfall history (16.8667°S, 145.6833°E, 74m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 35.8mm 03/05/2025 Total This Month 72.4mm
    5.0 days
    Long Term Average 91.7mm 13.8 days Wettest May on record 322.3mm 1964
    Driest on record 3.2mm 2001

  13. Lake Placid Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To May 1558.7mm 88.3 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1720.2mm 78.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1907.2mm 88.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 180.0mm Feb 5
    Lowest Temperature 19.7°C Apr29
    Highest Temperature 36.7°C Jan18

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