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| Temperature | Dew Point | Rel. Humidity | Feels Like | Wind | Gusts | Pressure | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.9°C | 21.6°C | 77% | 27.5°C | S 14km/h | 26km/h | 1012.1hPa | 0.0mm / -< |
North Coast & Tableland for Monday
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 25 to 35 km/h.
7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: CAIRNS 
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TUE Apr 15 |
WED Apr 16 |
THU Apr 17 |
FRI Apr 18 |
SAT Apr 19 |
SUN Apr 20 |
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| Summary |
 Clearing shower |
 Possible shower |
Possible shower |
 Mostly sunny |
Mostly sunny |
Possible shower |
 Showers |
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| Maximum | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 24°C | 23°C | 22°C | 21°C | 21°C | 22°C | 23°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain Likely Amount |
50%
< 1mm |
50%
< 1mm |
50%
< 1mm |
30%
< 1mm |
30%
< 1mm |
70%
1-5mm |
70%
5-10mm |
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| UV Index | Very High | Very High | Very High | 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 |
27km/h
SSE |
32km/h
SSE |
26km/h
SSE |
30km/h
SSE |
23km/h
SSE |
27km/h
SE |
17km/h
SSE |
23km/h
SE |
13km/h
SSE |
20km/h
ESE |
14km/h
SSE |
20km/h
SE |
16km/h
SSE |
22km/h
SE |
| Relative Humidity | 76% | 69% | 78% | 67% | 74% | 67% | 71% | 62% | 75% | 65% | 76% | 72% | 81% | 75% |
| Dew Point | 22°C | 23°C | 22°C | 22°C | 21°C | 22°C | 20°C | 21°C | 21°C | 22°C | 22°C | 23°C | 23°C | 24°C |
North Coast & Tableland Weather Warnings
QLD - Mon 15:50 EST
Strong Wind Warning for Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Capricornia and K'gari coasts
QLD - Sun 08:45 EST
Final Flood Warning For The Suttor River
Strong Wind Warning for Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Capricornia and K'gari coasts
QLD - Sun 08:45 EST
Final Flood Warning For The Suttor River
Next 12 hours in Ports North
9pm
Mostly clear
24°C
12am
Mostly clear
23°C
3am
Chance shower
23°C
6am
Slight chance shower
23°C
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Cairns Sun & Moon Times
| Tuesday | Next Occurrence | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Moon Phase | moon rise | moon set | last quarter | new moon | first quarter | full moon |
 06:04 EST |
 06:25 EST |
 18:09 EST |
 18:31 EST |
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 Mon 18:47 EST |
 Tue 07:57 EST |
 Mon Apr 21 |
 Mon Apr 28 |
 Sun May 4 |
 Tue May 13 |
Cairns Racecourse Past 5 Days
| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Apr 14 |
23.8°C | 30.2°C | 9.6mm |
| Sun Apr 13 |
23.0°C | 29.1°C | 10.6mm |
| Sat Apr 12 |
23.9°C | 30.5°C | 2.4mm |
| Fri Apr 11 |
24.2°C | 28.4°C | - |
| Thu Apr 10 |
24.2°C | 29.1°C | 0.0mm |
Cairns Racecourse Year To Date
average rainfall to Apr
1520.8mm
73.5 day(s)
total for 2025
1764.6mm
66 day(s)
total to this day 2024
1661.0mm
81 day(s)
wettest day
211.8mm
Jan 29
lowest temperature
20.1°C
Mar 1
highest temperature
36.8°C
Jan 17
Cairns Racecourse Almanac
lowest this month
23.0°C
13th
lowest on record
13.5°C
30th 2017
average this month
24.5°C
+2.5°C
long-term average
22.0°C
highest this month
33.2°C
5th
highest on record
34.9°C
15th 2023
average this month
31.1°C
+1.0°C
long-term average
30.1°C
wettest this month
22.4mm
2nd
total this month
51.2mm
7 day(s)
long-term average
263.7mm
16.7 day(s)
wettest on record
804.4mm
2021
driest on record
35.0mm
2020
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