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| Temperature | Dew Point | Rel. Humidity | Feels Like | Wind | Gusts | Pressure | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.0°C | 22.3°C | 80% | 29.1°C | S 9km/h | 9km/h | 1010.8hPa | 0.0mm / -< |
North Coast & Tableland for Thursday
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the S, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe in the S. Winds E 15 to 25 km/h.
Friday
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h.
7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: CAIRNS 
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FRI Nov 22 |
SAT Nov 23 |
SUN Nov 24 |
MON Nov 25 |
TUE Nov 26 |
WED Nov 27 |
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| Summary |
 Possible thunderstorm |
Possible thunderstorm |
 Showers |
 Possible shower |
 Mostly sunny |
 Mostly cloudy |
Mostly sunny |
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| Maximum | 32°C | 31°C | 31°C | 31°C | 32°C | 32°C | 33°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 23°C | 23°C | 23°C | 24°C | 23°C | 23°C | 23°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain Likely Amount |
60%
1-5mm |
80%
5-10mm |
70%
5-10mm |
50%
< 1mm |
20%
< 1mm |
40%
< 1mm |
60%
< 1mm |
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| UV Index | Extreme | 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 |
14km/h
SSE |
23km/h
ESE |
19km/h
SE |
25km/h
SE |
23km/h
SE |
28km/h
SE |
24km/h
SE |
29km/h
SE |
21km/h
SE |
26km/h
ESE |
15km/h
SE |
22km/h
ESE |
14km/h
SE |
23km/h
ESE |
| Relative Humidity | 68% | 67% | 70% | 73% | 72% | 69% | 72% | 64% | 67% | 59% | 66% | 62% | 65% | 61% |
| Dew Point | 23°C | 25°C | 23°C | 24°C | 23°C | 23°C | 23°C | 23°C | 22°C | 23°C | 22°C | 23°C | 23°C | 24°C |
North Coast & Tableland Weather Warnings
QLD - Thu 18:06 EST
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rain & Damaging Winds) for Northern Goldfields & Upper Flinders, Herbert & Lower Burdekin & Central West
QLD - Thu 15:50 EST
Gale Warning for Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters. Strong Wind Warning for Townsville and Mackay coasts. Cancellation for Capricornia Coast
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rain & Damaging Winds) for Northern Goldfields & Upper Flinders, Herbert & Lower Burdekin & Central West
QLD - Thu 15:50 EST
Gale Warning for Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters. Strong Wind Warning for Townsville and Mackay coasts. Cancellation for Capricornia Coast
Next 12 hours in Ports North
9pm
Mostly cloudy
25°C
12am
Mostly cloudy
24°C
3am
Mostly cloudy
24°C
6am
Slight chance storm
24°C
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Cairns Sun & Moon Times
| Friday | Next Occurrence | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Moon Phase | moon rise | moon set | last quarter | new moon | first quarter | full moon |
 05:10 EST |
 05:34 EST |
 18:33 EST |
 18:56 EST |
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 Thu 23:46 EST |
 Fri 11:17 EST |
 Sat Nov 23 |
 Sun Dec 1 |
 Mon Dec 9 |
 Sun Dec 15 |
Cairns Racecourse Past 5 Days
| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Nov 21 |
23.3°C | 33.7°C | 0.2mm |
| Wed Nov 20 |
22.5°C | 32.8°C | 0.0mm |
| Tue Nov 19 |
21.9°C | 32.8°C | 0.0mm |
| Mon Nov 18 |
23.7°C | 32.3°C | 0.2mm |
| Sun Nov 17 |
24.9°C | 32.2°C | 0.2mm |
Cairns Racecourse Year To Date
average rainfall to Nov
1918.5mm
150.5 day(s)
total for 2024
2321.4mm
177 day(s)
total to this day 2023
1840.2mm
166 day(s)
wettest day
163.4mm
Feb 18
lowest temperature
7.2°C
Jul 19
highest temperature
37.4°C
Jan 30
Cairns Racecourse Almanac
lowest this month
18.0°C
1st
lowest on record
15.4°C
2nd 2023
average this month
21.5°C
-0.3°C
long-term average
21.8°C
highest this month
33.7°C
21st
highest on record
43.6°C
27th 2018
average this month
32.1°C
+0.3°C
long-term average
31.8°C
wettest this month
0.2mm
17th
total this month
0.6mm
3 day(s)
long-term average
65.1mm
11.5 day(s)
wettest on record
147.8mm
2013
driest on record
3.4mm
2019
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