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  1. Rainbow Beach Local Weather

    25.9°S, 153.09°E

    Now in Rainbow Beach

    Updated at 02:40 EST

    20.4 °C

    Feels like 22.4 °C
    Dew Point
    18.8 °C
    Gusts
    7km/h
    Relative Humidity
    90%
    Pressure
     
    Wind
    S 6km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Rainbow Beach Friday Forecast

    Fog then sunny
    Fog then sunny
    20 °C
    24 °C
    20%
    < 1mm
    Rainbow Beach for Friday
    Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S in the late afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds and large hail. Light winds becoming N/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate

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  3. Rainbow Beach 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S in the late afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds and large hail. Light winds becoming N/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

    Forecast for Rainbow Beach (25.9021°S, 153.0922°E, 5m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Fog then sunny Late shower Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Clearing shower
    Minimum 20° 19° 18° 16° 16° 15° 15°
    Maximum 24° 25° 23° 24° 24° 20° 22°
    Chance of rain 20% 40% 20% 30% 50% 40% 20%
    Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very 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 6
    (km/h)
    19
    (km/h)
    15
    (km/h)
    9
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    8
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    15
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    6
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    15
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    12
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    21
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    21
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    20
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    11
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    14
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    Wind direction NNE NE NW N SW ESE SW E SW S S SSE SSW E
    Relative humidity 77% 73% 71% 62% 67% 60% 65% 62% 54% 54% 59% 57% 58% 55%
    Dew point 19°C 19°C 18°C 16°C 16°C 15°C 15°C 16°C 12°C 13°C 11°C 12°C 12°C 12°C
  6. 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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    5:19am EST 5:41am EST 5:42pm EST 6:05pm EST 4:04am EST 3:21pm EST Waning crescent New moon Sep 22 First quarter Sep 30 Full moon Oct 07 Last quarter Oct 14
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  10. Rainbow Beach Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Sep 14
    - 23.2 °C
    -
    Monday
    Sep 15
    12.1 °C 23.3 °C
    12.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Sep 16
    14.6 °C 24.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Sep 17
    14.1 °C 25.6 °C
    0.2 mm
    Thursday
    Sep 18
    19.1 °C -
    0.0 mm
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  11. Almanac


    Rainbow Beach minimum temp history (25.9021°S, 153.0922°E, 5m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 27.2° 10/09/2025 Coldest this month 8.1° 12/09/2025
    Hottest on record 32.2 12/09/2003 Coldest on record 2.0 21/09/1994
    Hottest this year 36.2° 24/01/2025 Coldest this year 5.9° 31/08/2025
    Long term average 24.3° Long term average 14.0°
    Average this month 23.8° Average this month 14.3°
    Hottest September On Record Avg. max. temp. 26.3° 2013 Coldest September on record Avg. min. temp. 11.9° 1994
    Rainbow Beach rainfall history (25.9021°S, 153.0922°E, 5m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 12.0mm 15/09/2025 Total This Month 16.8mm
    8.0 days
    Long Term Average 54.7mm 7.7 days Wettest September on record 201.6mm 2010
    Driest on record 0.4mm 2019
  12. Rainbow Beach Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Sep 1133.9mm 112.5 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1125.6mm 100.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1455.6mm 146.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 194.4mm Mar28
    Lowest Temperature 5.9°C Aug31
    Highest Temperature 36.2°C Jan24