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| Temperature | Dew Point | Rel. Humidity | Feels Like | Wind | Gusts | Pressure | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.0°C | 24.4°C | 72% | 31.4°C | ESE 24km/h | 37km/h | 1010.3hPa | 0.2mm / -< |
North Coast & Tableland for 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: COOKTOWN 
28 DAY RAINFALL FORECAST: CLICK HERE
| TUE Apr 15 |
WED Apr 16 |
THU Apr 17 |
FRI Apr 18 |
SAT Apr 19 |
SUN Apr 20 |
MON Apr 21 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary |
 Possible shower |
 Mostly sunny |
Mostly sunny |
Possible shower |
Possible shower |
 Heavy rain |
Possible shower |
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| Maximum | 30°C | 30°C | 30°C | 30°C | 29°C | 30°C | 30°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 24°C | 24°C | 23°C | 24°C | 24°C | 24°C | 24°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain Likely Amount |
50%
< 1mm |
30%
< 1mm |
30%
< 1mm |
50%
< 1mm |
60%
10-20mm |
70%
20-40mm |
60%
1-5mm |
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| UV Index | Very High | Very High | 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 |
24km/h
SE |
27km/h
SE |
22km/h
SE |
24km/h
SE |
18km/h
SE |
21km/h
SE |
15km/h
SE |
19km/h
SE |
16km/h
SE |
20km/h
SE |
18km/h
SE |
20km/h
SE |
19km/h
SE |
21km/h
SE |
| Relative Humidity | 78% | 72% | 72% | 67% | 69% | 65% | 73% | 67% | 80% | 76% | 84% | 80% | 77% | 70% |
| Dew Point | 24°C | 24°C | 22°C | 23°C | 21°C | 22°C | 23°C | 22°C | 23°C | 23°C | 25°C | 25°C | 23°C | 23°C |
North Coast & Tableland Weather Warnings
QLD - Tue 10:00 EST
Strong Wind Warning Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Capricornia & K'gari coasts
QLD - Sun 08:45 EST
Final Flood Warning For The Suttor River
Strong Wind Warning Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Capricornia & K'gari coasts
QLD - Sun 08:45 EST
Final Flood Warning For The Suttor River
Next 12 hours in Cooktown
3pm
Slight chance shower
29°C
6pm
Mostly clear
27°C
9pm
Mostly clear
26°C
12am
Mostly cloudy
25°C
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Cooktown 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 |
 06:05 EST |
 06:27 EST |
 18:12 EST |
 18:34 EST |
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 Tue 19:30 EST |
 Wed 08:48 EST |
 Mon Apr 21 |
 Mon Apr 28 |
 Sun May 4 |
 Tue May 13 |
Cooktown Past 5 Days
| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Apr 15 |
24.8°C | 30.0°C | 0.0mm |
| Mon Apr 14 |
23.9°C | 30.4°C | 1.6mm |
| Sun Apr 13 |
24.1°C | 29.7°C | 1.6mm |
| Sat Apr 12 |
24.3°C | 29.6°C | 21.4mm |
| Fri Apr 11 |
22.0°C | 29.5°C | 7.2mm |
Cooktown Year To Date
average rainfall to Apr
1195.1mm
77.7 day(s)
total for 2025
844.2mm
75 day(s)
total to this day 2024
1300.4mm
84 day(s)
wettest day
59.0mm
Jan 27
lowest temperature
19.8°C
Mar 3
highest temperature
37.7°C
Jan 16
Cooktown Almanac
lowest this month
22.0°C
11th
lowest on record
14.5°C
28th 2018
average this month
24.5°C
+1.4°C
long-term average
23.1°C
highest this month
33.1°C
1st
highest on record
35.5°C
15th 2023
average this month
30.7°C
+1.3°C
long-term average
29.4°C
wettest this month
21.4mm
12th
total this month
65.6mm
13 day(s)
long-term average
165.0mm
16.7 day(s)
wettest on record
436.2mm
2010
driest on record
14.6mm
2018
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