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15.47°S 145.25°E 0m AMSL

Cooktown Forecast

Tonight 24°C
Tomorrow 31°C
Late thunder

Now

28.1°C falling
Updated at 19:50 EST

Nth Cst & Tableland for Thursday Isolated showers and isolated thunderstorms. Locally moderate to heavy falls possible. Light to moderate SW/SE winds with an afternoon NE sea breeze, gusty in thunderstorm squalls. winds with a moderate afternoon NE sea breeze.
Friday Isolated showers and thunderstorms with locally moderate to heavy falls possible during the afternoon and evening. Light to moderate SE winds with a moderate afternoon NE sea breeze, gusty in thunderstorm squalls. moderate afternoon NE sea breeze.

Currently at Cooktown Ap

Temperature 28.1°C falling
Dew Point 25.7°C rising
Feels Like 33.5°C
Relative Humidity 87%
Wind icon
ESE 7km/h steady
Wind Gusts 9km/h
Pressure 1007.1hPa rising
Fire Danger 1.9
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Thursday

Sunrise sunrise
06:13 EST
Sunset sunset
18:54 EST

Nearby Now

Low Isles 29.0°C
Cairns Ap 27.7°C
Mareeba Ap 23.9°C

Next 12 hours in Cairns

mostly clear

9pm

Mostly clear
28°C
mostly clear

12am

Mostly clear
26°C
possible shower

3am

Slight chance shower
25°C
mostly clear

6am

Mostly clear
25°C
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Cooktown 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Thu
Feb 9
Fri
Feb 10
Sat
Feb 11
Sun
Feb 12
Mon
Feb 13
Tue
Feb 14
Wed
Feb 15
late thunder
Late thunder
late thunder
Late thunder
possible thunderstorm
Possible thunderstorm
possible shower
Possible shower
possible shower
Possible shower
late shower
Late shower
possible shower
Possible shower
Maximum 33°C 31°C 32°C 32°C 32°C 32°C 32°C
Minimum 25°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C
Chance of Rain 90% 80% 50% 70% 40% 50% 90%
Rain Amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 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 6
km/h
11
km/h
10
km/h
15
km/h
13
km/h
14
km/h
14
km/h
15
km/h
16
km/h
22
km/h
18
km/h
25
km/h
25
km/h
27
km/h
Wind Direction SE 6km/h
SE
E 11km/h
E
E 10km/h
E
ENE 15km/h
ENE
E 13km/h
E
E 14km/h
E
ESE 14km/h
ESE
E 15km/h
E
SE 16km/h
SE
ESE 22km/h
ESE
SE 18km/h
SE
ESE 25km/h
ESE
ESE 25km/h
ESE
ESE 27km/h
ESE
Relative Humidity 58% 61% 56% 63% 61% 58% 60% 59% 59% 54% 60% 56% 61% 56%
Dew Point 21°C 22°C 20°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 19°C 20°C 19°C 20°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 20°C

Cooktown Sun & Moon Times

Friday Next Occurrence
First Light Sunrise Sunset Last Light Moon Phase moon set moon rise last quarter new moon first quarter full moon
first light
05:51 EST
sunrise
06:13 EST
sunset
18:53 EST
last light
19:16 EST
moon
set
Fri 08:04 EST
rise
Fri 20:29 EST
moon
Wed
Feb 15
moon
Wed
Feb 22
moon
Thu
Mar 1
moon
Thu
Mar 8

Cooktown Ap Past 5 Days

  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Thu
Feb 9
25.0°C 33°C 0.6mm
Wed
Feb 8
- 33.1°C -
Tue
Feb 7
24.6°C - 1.2mm
Mon
Feb 6
25.9°C 36.0°C 0.2mm
Sun
Feb 5
24.3°C 35.4°C 0.0mm

Cooktown Ap Year To Date

average rainfall to Feb
599.8mm
39.7 day(s)
total for 2012
197.8mm
21 day(s)
total to this day 2011
568.0mm
34 day(s)
wettest day
46.4mm
Jan 19
lowest temperature
20.3°C
Jan 7
highest temperature
36.0°C
Feb 6

Cooktown Ap Almanac

February minimum temperature
lowest this month
23.6°C
2nd
lowest on record
20.7°C
21st 2005
average this month
24.7°C
+0.4°C
long-term average
24.3°C
February maximum temperature
highest this month
36.0°C
6th
highest on record
36.9°C
5th 2010
average this month
32.5°C
+0.9°C
long-term average
31.6°C
February rainfall
wettest this month
28.6mm
2nd
total this month
51.8mm
6 day(s)
long-term average
334.5mm
20.3 day(s)
wettest on record
544.0mm
2011
driest on record
25.8mm
2005

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