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| Temperature | Dew Point | Rel. Humidity | Feels Like | Wind | Gusts | Pressure | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.1°C | 24.9°C | 83% | 32.0°C | WNW 12km/h | 17km/h | 1004.3hPa | 0.0mm / -< |
North Coast & Tableland for Saturday
Cloudy. High chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Light winds.
Sunday
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Light winds.
7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: COOKTOWN 
28 DAY RAINFALL FORECAST: CLICK HERE
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SUN Dec 22 |
MON Dec 23 |
TUE Dec 24 |
WED Dec 25 |
THU Dec 26 |
FRI Dec 27 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary |
 Possible thunderstorm |
Possible thunderstorm |
Possible thunderstorm |
 Fog then sunny |
Fog then sunny |
 Mostly sunny |
 Showers |
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| Maximum | 33°C | 32°C | 32°C | 35°C | 34°C | 33°C | 33°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 25°C | 25°C | 25°C | 24°C | 23°C | 26°C | 25°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain Likely Amount |
90%
10-20mm |
80%
10-20mm |
60%
1-5mm |
5%
< 1mm |
20%
< 1mm |
60%
1-5mm |
70%
< 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
NW |
17km/h
NW |
8km/h
WSW |
12km/h
E |
6km/h
SSW |
15km/h
E |
5km/h
SW |
15km/h
E |
4km/h
NE |
21km/h
E |
16km/h
ESE |
22km/h
ESE |
16km/h
SE |
22km/h
SE |
| Relative Humidity | 84% | 73% | 87% | 84% | 86% | 77% | 80% | 54% | 76% | 58% | 75% | 68% | 76% | 62% |
| Dew Point | 26°C | 28°C | 26°C | 27°C | 27°C | 27°C | 26°C | 24°C | 25°C | 24°C | 25°C | 26°C | 25°C | 24°C |
North Coast & Tableland Weather Warnings
QLD - Sat 22:00 EST
Gale Warning for Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters. Strong Wind Warning for Townsville and Mackay coasts. Cancellation for Capricornia Coast
QLD - Sat 13:50 EST
Minor Flood Warning For The Herbert River
Gale Warning for Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters. Strong Wind Warning for Townsville and Mackay coasts. Cancellation for Capricornia Coast
QLD - Sat 13:50 EST
Minor Flood Warning For The Herbert River
Next 12 hours in Cooktown
12am
Chance shower or storm
27°C
3am
Slight chance storm
26°C
6am
Fog
25°C
9am
Chance shower or storm
28°C
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Cooktown Sun & Moon Times
| Sunday | Next Occurrence | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Moon Phase | moon rise | moon set | last quarter | new moon | first quarter | full moon |
 05:23 EST |
 05:47 EST |
 18:49 EST |
 19:13 EST |
 |
 Sat 23:33 EST |
 Sun 11:39 EST |
 Mon Dec 23 |
 Tue Dec 31 |
 Tue Jan 7 |
 Tue Jan 14 |
Cooktown Past 5 Days
| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Dec 21 |
25.7°C | 36.1°C | 0.8mm |
| Fri Dec 20 |
24.5°C | 34.7°C | 36.8mm |
| Thu Dec 19 |
25.2°C | 29.6°C | 4.0mm |
| Wed Dec 18 |
24.3°C | 33.6°C | 0.0mm |
| Tue Dec 17 |
24.9°C | 35.6°C | 0.2mm |
Cooktown Year To Date
average rainfall to Dec
1625.6mm
151.8 day(s)
total for 2024
1926.4mm
189 day(s)
total to this day 2023
2995.6mm
155 day(s)
wettest day
189.4mm
Mar 21
lowest temperature
9.6°C
Jul 18
highest temperature
36.3°C
Jan 30
Cooktown Almanac
lowest this month
22.1°C
11th
lowest on record
18.4°C
9th 2022
average this month
24.8°C
+0.3°C
long-term average
24.5°C
highest this month
36.1°C
21st
highest on record
40.6°C
2nd 2007
average this month
33.3°C
+0.9°C
long-term average
32.4°C
wettest this month
93.0mm
3rd
total this month
276.6mm
16 day(s)
long-term average
204.0mm
12.8 day(s)
wettest on record
831.4mm
2023
driest on record
12.4mm
2016
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