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| Temperature | Dew Point | Rel. Humidity | Feels Like | Wind | Gusts | Pressure | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.7°C | 23.9°C | 90% | 26.8°C | S 24km/h | 31km/h | 1004.1hPa | 19.4mm / -< |
North Coast & Tableland for Sunday
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Light winds.
Monday
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds.
7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: CAIRNS 
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 shower |
 Mostly sunny |
Mostly sunny |
Possible shower |
 Clearing shower |
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| Maximum | 33°C | 32°C | 33°C | 35°C | 34°C | 32°C | 32°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 25°C | 25°C | 24°C | 23°C | 23°C | 25°C | 23°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain Likely Amount |
90%
10-20mm |
60%
10-20mm |
40%
< 1mm |
5%
< 1mm |
60%
1-5mm |
90%
1-5mm |
30%
< 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 |
9km/h
WNW |
12km/h
ENE |
9km/h
SSE |
13km/h
ESE |
7km/h
S |
14km/h
E |
5km/h
NW |
12km/h
NE |
6km/h
NNE |
16km/h
E |
14km/h
SE |
20km/h
ESE |
14km/h
SE |
19km/h
ESE |
| Relative Humidity | 74% | 81% | 82% | 81% | 77% | 70% | 65% | 59% | 67% | 62% | 78% | 72% | 72% | 60% |
| Dew Point | 26°C | 26°C | 27°C | 27°C | 25°C | 27°C | 23°C | 26°C | 23°C | 25°C | 25°C | 26°C | 23°C | 23°C |
North Coast & Tableland Weather Warnings
QLD - Sat 22:51 EST
Minor Flood Warning For The Herbert River
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
Minor Flood Warning For The Herbert River
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
Next 12 hours in Cairns
12am
Chance shower or storm
26°C
3am
Chance shower or storm
26°C
6am
Mostly clear
26°C
9am
Slight chance shower
30°C
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Cairns 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 |
 05:18 EST |
 05:42 EST |
 18:50 EST |
 19:14 EST |
 |
 Sat 23:32 EST |
 Sun 11:37 EST |
 Mon Dec 23 |
 Tue Dec 31 |
 Tue Jan 7 |
 Tue Jan 14 |
Cairns Past 5 Days
| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Dec 21 |
25.4°C | 31.1°C | 1.2mm |
| Fri Dec 20 |
24.3°C | 31.1°C | 173.0mm |
| Thu Dec 19 |
25.3°C | 30.9°C | 4.4mm |
| Wed Dec 18 |
25.3°C | 31.9°C | - |
| Tue Dec 17 |
25.8°C | - | - |
Cairns Year To Date
average rainfall to Dec
2010.9mm
155.6 day(s)
total for 2024
2802.0mm
178 day(s)
total to this day 2023
2345.4mm
174 day(s)
wettest day
173.0mm
Dec 20
lowest temperature
9.5°C
Jul 19
highest temperature
36.8°C
Jan 30
Cairns Almanac
lowest this month
21.5°C
11th
lowest on record
17.1°C
13th 1972
average this month
24.3°C
+0.9°C
long-term average
23.4°C
highest this month
33.1°C
15th
highest on record
40.5°C
20th 1995
average this month
31.5°C
+0.0°C
long-term average
31.5°C
wettest this month
173.0mm
20th
total this month
569.6mm
14 day(s)
long-term average
180.2mm
13.8 day(s)
wettest on record
919.4mm
1973
driest on record
9.0mm
1951
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