Cairns Weather
16.93°S 145.78°E
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Cairns Forecast
| Today | 30°C |
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| Tonight | 24°C |
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Now
27.1°C
Updated at 15:20 EST
North Coast & Tableland for Monday Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm with possible heavy falls. Winds SE/SW 35 to 55 km/h increasing to 40 to 60 km/h in the evening. Damaging wind gusts exceeding 90 km/h possible depending on movement and development of Tropical Cyclone Kimi. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 31.
Currently at Cairns
24-hour graph| Temperature | 27.1°C |
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| Dew Point | 24.4°C |
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| Feels Like | 32.0°C | ||
| Relative Humidity | 85% | ||
| Wind |
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ESE 5km/h |
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| Wind Gusts | 7km/h | ||
| Pressure | - | ||
| Fire Danger | 1.9 | ||
| Rain since 9am/last hr | 0.2mm / - | ||
Next 12 hours in Cairns
48-hour forecast6pm
Chance shower or storm
28°C
9pm
Slight chance storm
27°C
12am
Chance shower or storm
25°C
3am
Slight chance storm
24°C
North Coast & Tableland Weather Warnings
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Qld - Mon 13:48 EST
Tropical Cyclone Warning for Innisfail to Ayr, including Lucinda, Palm Island & Townsville. Tropical Cyclone Watch for Ayr to Bowen
Qld - Mon 11:09 EST
Flood Watch for coastal catchments between Cairns and Ayr
Qld - Mon 10:58 EST
Storm Force Wind Warning for Cairns Coast. Gale Warning for Townsville Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Cooktown Coast
Qld - Mon 10:11 EST
Initial Minor Flood Warning for the Tully River
Tropical Cyclone Warning for Innisfail to Ayr, including Lucinda, Palm Island & Townsville. Tropical Cyclone Watch for Ayr to Bowen
Qld - Mon 11:09 EST
Flood Watch for coastal catchments between Cairns and Ayr
Qld - Mon 10:58 EST
Storm Force Wind Warning for Cairns Coast. Gale Warning for Townsville Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Cooktown Coast
Qld - Mon 10:11 EST
Initial Minor Flood Warning for the Tully River
Cairns 7-day Weather Forecast
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Cairns Sun & Moon Times
| Monday | Next occurrence | |||||||||
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| First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light | Moon phase | moon set | moon rise | First quarter | Full moon | Last quarter | New moon |
 05:34 EST |
 05:57 EST |
 18:57 EST |
 19:21 EST |
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 Mon 22:47 EST |
 Tue 11:03 EST |
 Thu Jan 21 |
 Fri Jan 29 |
 Fri Feb 5 |
 Fri Feb 12 |
Cairns Past 5 Days
this month| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Jan 18 |
24.0°C | 27.5°C | 40.0mm |
| Sun Jan 17 |
25.2°C | 30.4°C | 2.0mm |
| Sat Jan 16 |
22.8°C | 32.2°C | 0.0mm |
| Fri Jan 15 |
25.2°C | 31.7°C | 14.8mm |
| Thu Jan 14 |
24.5°C | 29.7°C | 32.8mm |
Cairns Ap Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Jan
400.6mm
18.6 Day(s)
Total For 2021
432.2mm
15 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2020
124.8mm
12 Day(s)
Wettest Day
87.2mm
Jan 6
Lowest Temperature
23.3°C
Jan 16
Highest Temperature
32.7°C
Jan 12
Cairns Ap Almanac
full climatologyLowest This Month
23.3°C
16th
Lowest On Record
18.2°C
10th 1943
Average This Month
24.5°C
+0.8°C
Long-term Average
23.7°C
Highest This Month
32.7°C
12th
Highest On Record
40.4°C
29th 1967
Average This Month
31.0°C
-0.5°C
Long-term Average
31.5°C
Wettest This Month
87.2mm
6th
Total This Month
432.2mm
15 Day(s)
Long-term Average
400.6mm
18.6 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
1417.4mm
1981
Driest On Record
86.1mm
1967
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