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Current conditions, a local map, an hour-by-hour outlook and a seven-day forecast for Cairns.

Cairns weather right now

Today: Fog, 24°C now. High 29° / low 23°, dry.
Tomorrow: Overcast, 30° / 23°.
This weekend: Sat 30°, Sun 30°

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Today’s briefing

Fog and dry. High 29°C, low 23°C.

Automated summary based on live conditions

24°

Fog · feels like 28°

H / L: 29° / 23°
Humidity: 90%
Wind: 2 km/h SW
UV index: 0 · Very high
Sunrise: 05:37
Sunset: 18:23

Live weather snapshot feed · Updated 2:00 am local time

Hourly forecast

Next 24 hours

Now 24°
3am 23°
4am 23°
5am 24°
6am 25°
7am 26°
8am 27°
9am 28°
10am 28°
11am 29°
12pm 29°
1pm 29°
2pm 29°
3pm 28°
4pm 28°
5pm 27°
6pm 26°
7pm 25°
8pm 25°
9pm 24°
10pm 24°
11pm 24°
12am 24°
1am 24°

Map

Cairns weather map

City centre

Rain radar by RainViewer. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Daily outlook

Seven-day forecast

Today Light drizzle 29°23° 4% rain
Thu Overcast 30°23° 0% rain
Fri Fog 30°22° 0% rain
Sat Fog 30°22° 0% rain
Sun Overcast 30°23° 10% rain
Mon Light drizzle 30°24° 11% rain
Tue Overcast 30°24° 32% rain

Health and comfort

Air quality, pollen and comfort

UV index 0 Max 9, Very high

Air quality 20, Low European AQI

Wind 2 km/h SW

Humidity 90% Humidity

Pressure 1014 hPa Pressure

Sunrise 05:37 Sunset 18:23

Precipitation 0 mm 4% chance of rain today

Data quality

How this forecast is built

Current conditions and the seven-day forecast come from Open-Meteo, with the cached weather snapshot feed as a fallback. Times are shown in Australia/Brisbane and temperatures use °C.

Weather questions

Plan your day in Cairns

What is the weather in Cairns today?

Fog and 24°. The forecast high is 29° and the low is 23°.

Will it rain in Cairns today?

The highest rain chance shown for today is 4%, with 0 mm shown for current conditions.

What is the UV index in Cairns?

The current UV index is 0, with a forecast maximum of 9. The level is Very high.

What time are sunrise and sunset in Cairns?

Sunrise is at 05:37 and sunset is at 18:23, local time.

Where does the Cairns forecast come from?

Conditions and forecasts use Open-Meteo. Available air quality and pollen readings use CAMS data.

Plan your day

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Weather by Open-Meteo through the cached weather snapshot feed. Air quality and pollen via CAMS.