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Weather in Cairns City

Queensland · 6,839 inhabitants · Thursday, October 29 · updated 16:58

Air: Good Hot · 2 d Low storm risk · Sat, Sun
Clear sky
28°
Clear sky
Feels like 36°C
Wind
10 km/h
Gusts
11 km/h
Humidity
63 %
Pressure
1016 hPa
Clouds
10 %
Storm
No
Rise 05:40 Set 18:20 Day 12 h 40 min UV 11 · Extreme

Detailed forecast

Trend
Afternoon
Clear sky
Clear sky
32°28°
Feels like 37°
Wind ↑ ENE 12 km/h
Humidity 41 %
Evening
Partly cloudy
Partly cloudy
23°
Feels like 32°
Wind ↑ E 7 km/h
Humidity 86 %
💧 0.1 mm
16:00
Clear sky
28°
E 10
19:00
Clear sky
23°
E 5
22:00
Partly cloudy
23°
0.1mm
ESE 7
01:00
Rain showers
23°
0.2mm
ESE 5
04:00
Rain showers
22°
0.4mm
SE 7
07:00
Mainly clear
24°
0.1mm
ESE 6

Weather charts for Cairns City · 7 days

Temperatures over 7 days

▲ +2.6° above seasonal normals this week
Highs Lows Seasonal normal (1991-2020 average)
19°23°27°31°35°TodayThuFriSatSunMonTue33°21°Wed 28 Oct: max 29° · min 21° · normal 23.6°Thu 29 Oct: max 32° · min 22° · normal 23.7°Fri 30 Oct: max 31° · min 22° · normal 23.7°Sat 31 Oct: max 31° · min 21° · normal 23.8°Sun 1 Nov: max 32° · min 22° · normal 23.8°Mon 2 Nov: max 33° · min 21° · normal 23.8°Tue 3 Nov: max 33° · min 21° · normal 23.9°

Hourly detail

ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedThu19°27°35°33°21°02
Temperature (°C) Precipitation (mm) Wind (km/h)

Air quality & pollen in Cairns City

1/6
Good
European Air Quality Index (EAQI) · CAMS source
PM2.53µg/m³
PM104µg/m³

CAMS data (Copernicus) · air quality and pollen refreshed several times a day.

Rain in Cairns City: live radar and next-hour forecast

Will it rain in Cairns City? Track precipitation live on the radar and anticipate showers in the next hour — the +1 h extrapolation is based on the real movement of rain cells.

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Moon calendar for Cairns City

Waning gibbous
87 % illuminated · 18.3 days
Rise 14:32 Set 00:51
Fri 30/10 79%
Sat 31/10 69%
Sun 1/11 59%
Mon 2/11 49% Last quarter
Tue 3/11 38%
Wed 4/11 28%
Thu 5/11 19%
Fri 6/11 12%
Sat 7/11 6%
Sun 8/11 2%
Mon 9/11 0%
Tue 10/11 1% New moon

Rise and set in local time (Australia/Brisbane) · phases and illumination computed by SkiesAtlas (synodic model).

Weather history for Cairns City

What was the weather in Cairns City on a past date? Pick a day — ERA5 reanalysis data (ECMWF / Copernicus C3S), available up to one week ago.

The weather in Cairns City

Find the full weather for Cairns City, Queensland: current conditions, forecast by time of day (morning, afternoon, evening) and a 7-day trend. Right now the sky is “clear sky” with 28 °C (feels like 36 °C) and wind at 10 km/h.

Today, temperatures range from 22 °C to 32 °C, with no significant precipitation, with a storm risk to watch, under strong heat. Forecast computed by our multi-model engine SkiesAtlas (ECMWF-AIFS, NOAA GFS, DWD ICON): cloud cover calibrated on METAR observations, convective energy (CAPE) for storms.

Nearby cities

Cairns 1 km 28° Edmonton 11 km 28° Redlynch 8 km 28° Mareeba 38 km 30° Mount Sheridan 8 km 23° Bentley Park 10 km 28° Atherton 50 km 28° Cairns North 3 km 32° Mooroobool 5 km 23° Gordonvale 20 km 28° Manoora 4 km 28° Trinity Beach 17 km 27°

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