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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 10:50 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    30.4 °C

    Feels like 34.6 °C
    Dew Point
    23.1 °C
    Gusts
    6km/h
    Relative Humidity
    65%
    Pressure
    1007.5hPa
    Wind
    N 6km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Tuesday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    23 °C
    33 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Tuesday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the N, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the N during the afternoon and evening. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending E/NE in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the N, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the N during the afternoon and evening. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending E/NE in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 23° 23° 23° 22° 23° 23° 23°
    Maximum 33° 32° 32° 33° 32° 33° 33°
    Chance of rain 5% 20% 5% 5% 5% 20% 20%
    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 7
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)
    Wind direction ENE ENE ESE E SE ESE SE ESE SE ESE SE ESE SE ESE
    Relative humidity 79% 62% 66% 61% 62% 56% 62% 58% 62% 57% 62% 57% 64% 61%
    Dew point 24°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 23°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    5:11am EST 5:34am EST 6:30pm EST 6:53pm EST 3:51am EST 4:51pm EST Waning crescent New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Nov 14     		23.1 °C 30.2 °C
    0.2 mm
    Saturday
    Nov 15     		22.6 °C 32.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Nov 16     		21.7 °C 31.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Nov 17     		25.1 °C 32.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Nov 18     		22.5 °C 30.6 °C
    41.0 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Cairns minimum temp history (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 33.6° 10/11/2025 Coldest this month 20.7° 10/11/2025
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 36.8° 17/01/2025 Coldest this year 7.9° 04/08/2025
    Long term average 31.8° Long term average 21.8°
    Average this month 32.3° Average this month 22.6°
    Hottest - On Record Avg. max. temp. - - Coldest - on record Avg. min. temp. - -
    Cairns rainfall history (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 4.8mm 05/11/2025 Total This Month 8.4mm
    5.0 days
    Long Term Average 68.2mm 11.2 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 3.4mm 2019

  13. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Nov 1960.4mm 150.4 day(s)
    Total For 2025 2351.2mm 147.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2321.0mm 175.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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