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16.93°S 145.78°E 3m AMSL

Cairns Forecast

Today 32°C
Tonight 23°C
Showers

Now

30.1°C rising
Updated at 13:30 EST

Nth Cst & Tableland for Saturday Scattered showers with rain areas south of Cairns this morning. Moderate to fresh W/SW winds, strong and squally about the ranges during the morning. fresh SW winds, gusty near the ranges during the morning.

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Currently at Cairns Ap

Temperature 30.1°C rising
Dew Point 15.8°C rising
Feels Like 30.0°C
Relative Humidity 42%
Wind icon
 SSW 12km/h steady
Wind Gusts 30km/h
Pressure 999.3hPa falling
Fire Danger 10.9
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.2mm / -
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Sun on Saturday

Sunrise sunrise
 06:07 EST
Sunset sunset
 18:55 EST

Nearby Now

Mareeba Ap 26.0°C
Low Isles 30.6°C
South Johnstone 22.5°C
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Next 12 hours in Cairns

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rain

3pm

Rain
28°C
cloudy

6pm

Cloudy
27°C
cloudy

9pm

Cloudy
27°C
mostly cloudy

12am

Mostly cloudy
26°C
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Nth Cst & Tableland Weather Warnings

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Qld - Sat 11:02 EST
Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands

Qld - Sat 11:01 EST
Coastal Waters Wind Warning for Coastal Waters From Torres Strait to Mackay

Qld - Sat 08:11 EST
Flood Warning for Coastal and Adjacent Inland Catchments From Townsville to Cairns

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Cairns 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Sat
Feb 4		 Sun
Feb 5		 Mon
Feb 6		 Tue
Feb 7		 Wed
Feb 8		 Thu
Feb 9		 Fri
Feb 10
showers
Showers 		possible shower
Possible shower 		possible shower
Possible shower 		possible shower
Possible shower 		possible shower
Possible shower 		showers
Showers 		showers increasing
Showers increasing
Maximum 32°C 32°C 34°C 34°C 33°C 32°C 32°C
Minimum 24°C 23°C 24°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 24°C
Chance of Rain 80% 30% 40% 70% 90% 90% 90%
Rain Amount 20-40mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
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 17
km/h		 15
km/h		 11
km/h		 13
km/h		 10
km/h		 10
km/h		 6
km/h		 9
km/h		 6
km/h		 13
km/h		 6
km/h		 16
km/h		 8
km/h		 16
km/h
Wind Direction WNW 17km/h
WNW 		WSW 15km/h
WSW 		WNW 11km/h
WNW 		SW 13km/h
SW 		W 10km/h
W 		NE 10km/h
NE 		W 6km/h
W 		SSE 9km/h
SSE 		WSW 6km/h
WSW 		SE 13km/h
SE 		E 6km/h
E 		SE 16km/h
SE 		ESE 8km/h
ESE 		ESE 16km/h
ESE
Relative Humidity 45% 51% 69% 62% 75% 64% 77% 66% 74% 70% 80% 74% 75% 71%
Dew Point 15°C 17°C 21°C 23°C 24°C 25°C 26°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 24°C

Cairns Sun & Moon Times

Saturday Next Occurrence
First Light Sunrise Sunset Last Light Moon Phase moon rise moon set full moon last quarter new moon first quarter
first light
05:44 EST		 sunrise
06:07 EST		 sunset
18:55 EST		 last light
19:18 EST		 moon
 rise
Sat 15:50 EST 		set
Sun 03:18 EST 		moon
Wed
Feb 8		 moon
Wed
Feb 15		 moon
Wed
Feb 22		 moon
Thu
Mar 1

Cairns Ap Past 5 Days

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  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Sat
Feb 4		 23.8°C - 70.8mm
Fri
Feb 3		 25.2°C 32.7°C 1.2mm
Thu
Feb 2		 24.7°C 30.8°C 14.0mm
Wed
Feb 1		 25.4°C 31.7°C 17.8mm
Tue
Jan 31		 25.8°C 33.3°C 1.2mm

Cairns Ap Year To Date

average rainfall to Feb
853.7mm
37.4 day(s)
total for 2012
471.4mm
23 day(s)
total to this day 2011
707.4mm
25 day(s)
wettest day
87.8mm
Jan 25
lowest temperature
19.6°C
Jan 6
highest temperature
34.7°C
Jan 29

Cairns Ap Almanac

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February minimum temperature
lowest this month
23.8°C
4th
lowest on record
17.9°C
1st 1975
average this month
24.8°C
+1.0°C
long-term average
23.8°C
February maximum temperature
highest this month
32.7°C
3rd
highest on record
38.9°C
12th 1969
average this month
31.7°C
+0.5°C
long-term average
31.2°C
February rainfall
wettest this month
70.8mm
4th
total this month
103.8mm
4 day(s)
long-term average
458.1mm
19.1 day(s)
wettest on record
1287.0mm
2000
driest on record
30.4mm
1990

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