You do not have a default location set
To set your location please use the search box to find your location and then click "set as my default location" on the local weather page.

Local Weather

Rainbow Beach (25.9021°S, 153.0922°E, 5m AMSL) set as my default location ›

  2. Rainbow Beach Local Weather

    25.9°S, 153.09°E
    RSS
    Save as my local

    Now in Rainbow Beach

    Updated at 14:20 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    23.8 °C

    Feels like 23.0 °C
    Dew Point
    15.5 °C
    Gusts
    19km/h
    Relative Humidity
    59%
    Pressure
     
    Wind
    SE 13km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Tin Can Bay (Defence)

    Tewantin

    Maryborough

    Gympie

    Rainbow Beach Wednesday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    20 °C
    23 °C
    20%
    < 1mm
    Rainbow Beach for Wednesday
    Mostly sunny. The chance of fog inland early this morning. Slight chance of a shower about K'gari, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming SE 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 20s.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

  3. forecast_mid_1_ad

  4. Rainbow Beach 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

  5. new_weather_m_banner_320x50_mobile

  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog inland early this morning. Slight chance of a shower about K'gari, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming SE 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 20s.

    Forecast for Rainbow Beach (25.9021°S, 153.0922°E, 5m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Possible shower Possible shower Showers Showers Showers
    Minimum 20° 18° 21° 20° 20° 20° 20°
    Maximum 23° 23° 22° 22° 23° 23° 22°
    Chance of rain 20% 50% 50% 70% 70% 90% 90%
    Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm
    UV index High High High High High High High
    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 20
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		28
    (km/h)     		38
    (km/h)     		37
    (km/h)     		33
    (km/h)     		31
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)
    Wind direction S S SSW S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 73% 66% 72% 65% 75% 67% 68% 68% 75% 73% 76% 74% 78% 76%
    Dew point 17°C 17°C 16°C 16°C 17°C 15°C 16°C 16°C 17°C 17°C 18°C 18°C 18°C 18°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Rainbow Beach (25.9021°S, 153.0922°E, 5m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:50am EST 6:14am EST 5:15pm EST 5:39pm EST 2:11pm EST 1:19am EST Waxing gibbous Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20 New moon May 27 First quarter Jun 03

  8. weather_m_rec_300x250_mobile-2

  9. Tides graph

  10. forecast_mid_2_ad

  11. Rainbow Beach Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Saturday
    May 03     		16.2 °C 24.6 °C
    10.0 mm
    Sunday
    May 04     		17.0 °C 25.0 °C
    4.2 mm
    Monday
    May 05     		19.1 °C -
    2.0 mm
    Tuesday
    May 06     		- -
    4.4 mm
    Wednesday
    May 07     		- -
    0.0 mm
    Legend

  12. Almanac

    Rainbow Beach minimum temp history (25.9021°S, 153.0922°E, 5m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 25.0° 04/05/2025 Coldest this month 15.0° 02/05/2025
    Hottest on record 29.3 06/05/2015 Coldest on record 2.0 31/05/2000
    Hottest this year 36.2° 24/01/2025 Coldest this year 13.2° 28/04/2025
    Long term average 23.8° Long term average 14.2°
    Average this month 24.1° Average this month 16.9°
    Hottest May On Record Avg. max. temp. 25.7° 2016 Coldest May on record Avg. min. temp. 11.8° 2001
    Rainbow Beach rainfall history (25.9021°S, 153.0922°E, 5m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 10.0mm 03/05/2025 Total This Month 16.6mm
    4.0 days
    Long Term Average 162.7mm 14.3 days Wettest May on record 448.1mm 1999
    Driest on record 30.5mm 2001

  13. Rainbow Beach Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To May 824.4mm 74.5 day(s)
    Total For 2025 914.2mm 75.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1131.8mm 93.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 194.4mm Mar28
    Lowest Temperature 13.2°C Apr28
    Highest Temperature 36.2°C Jan24

  1. forecast_rhs_1_ad

  2. Warnings

  3. forecast_rhs_2_ad

Copyright Elders