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| Temperature | Dew Point | Rel. Humidity | Feels Like | Wind | Gusts | Pressure | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.8°C | 23.3°C | 86% | 28.0°C | SSE 16km/h | 28km/h | 1014.5hPa | 18.8mm / -< |
North Coast & Tableland for Wednesday
Mostly clear. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h.
7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: COOKTOWN 
28 DAY RAINFALL FORECAST: CLICK HERE
| WED Apr 24 |
THU Apr 25 |
FRI Apr 26 |
SAT Apr 27 |
SUN Apr 28 |
MON Apr 29 |
TUE Apr 30 |
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| Summary |
 Rain |
 Mostly sunny |
 Possible shower |
Mostly sunny |
Possible shower |
Mostly sunny |
Possible shower |
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| Maximum | 29°C | 30°C | 29°C | 29°C | 30°C | 29°C | 30°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 24°C | 24°C | 23°C | 23°C | 24°C | 24°C | 24°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain Likely Amount |
90%
1-5mm |
20%
< 1mm |
50%
1-5mm |
40%
< 1mm |
40%
1-5mm |
40%
< 1mm |
60%
< 1mm |
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| UV Index | Very High | Very High | Very High | Very High | Very High | Very High | Very High | |||||||
| 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 |
22km/h
SSE |
26km/h
SSE |
23km/h
SE |
24km/h
SE |
20km/h
SE |
22km/h
SE |
22km/h
SE |
25km/h
SE |
22km/h
ESE |
25km/h
SE |
25km/h
SE |
29km/h
SE |
25km/h
SE |
29km/h
SSE |
| Relative Humidity | 82% | 81% | 71% | 66% | 75% | 74% | 74% | 71% | 77% | 73% | 75% | 72% | 73% | 69% |
| Dew Point | 25°C | 24°C | 22°C | 22°C | 22°C | 24°C | 22°C | 23°C | 23°C | 24°C | 23°C | 23°C | 23°C | 24°C |
North Coast & Tableland Weather Warnings
There are no warnings current.
Next 12 hours in Cooktown
12am
Mostly clear
26°C
3am
Mostly clear
25°C
6am
Mostly clear
24°C
9am
Mostly clear
28°C
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Cooktown Sun & Moon Times
| Thursday | Next Occurrence | |||||||||
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| First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Moon Phase | moon set | moon rise | last quarter | new moon | first quarter | full moon |
 06:07 EST |
 06:29 EST |
 18:06 EST |
 18:28 EST |
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 Thu 07:15 EST |
 Thu 18:52 EST |
 Wed May 1 |
 Wed May 8 |
 Wed May 15 |
 Thu May 23 |
Cooktown Past 5 Days
| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Apr 24 |
24.3°C | 27.6°C | 10.2mm |
| Tue Apr 23 |
24.0°C | 29.9°C | 0.0mm |
| Mon Apr 22 |
25.2°C | 28.7°C | 0.0mm |
| Sun Apr 21 |
23.7°C | 30.4°C | 0.2mm |
| Sat Apr 20 |
24.1°C | 30.0°C | 14.0mm |
Cooktown Year To Date
average rainfall to Apr
1204.1mm
77.4 day(s)
total for 2024
1429.6mm
91 day(s)
total to this day 2023
1816.6mm
77 day(s)
wettest day
189.4mm
Mar 21
lowest temperature
20.0°C
Apr 12
highest temperature
36.3°C
Jan 30
Cooktown Almanac
lowest this month
20.0°C
12th
lowest on record
14.5°C
28th 2018
average this month
24.2°C
+1.1°C
long-term average
23.1°C
highest this month
31.6°C
7th
highest on record
35.5°C
15th 2023
average this month
30.0°C
+0.6°C
long-term average
29.4°C
wettest this month
73.6mm
19th
total this month
154.0mm
17 day(s)
long-term average
164.3mm
16.5 day(s)
wettest on record
436.2mm
2010
driest on record
14.6mm
2018
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