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Cairns Weather Today

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

Cairns weather right now

Today: Light drizzle, 24°C now. High 25° / low 19°, rain easing by 1pm.
Tomorrow: Drizzle, 25° / 19°, 65% rain chance.
This weekend: Sat 23° 80% rain, Sun 24° 63% rain

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Today’s briefing

Light drizzle and dry. High 25°C, low 19°C.

Automated summary based on live conditions

24°

Light drizzle · feels like 23°

H / L: 25° / 19°
Humidity: 68%
Wind: 26 km/h SE
UV index: 6.6 · High
Sunrise: 06:13
Sunset: 18:11

Live Open-Meteo fallback · Updated 10:45 am local time

Hourly forecast

Next 24 hours

Now 24°
12pm 24°
1pm 25°
2pm 24°
3pm 24°
4pm 24°
5pm 23°
6pm 22°
7pm 21°
8pm 21°
9pm 21°
10pm 20°
11pm 20° 26%
12am 20° 47%
1am 20° 61%
2am 20° 65%
3am 19° 62%
4am 19° 55%
5am 19° 42%
6am 19° 24%
7am 19° 12%
8am 20°
9am 21° 14%
10am 22° 18%

Map

Cairns weather map

City centre

Rain radar by RainViewer. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Daily outlook

Seven-day forecast

Today Drizzle 25°19° 26% rain
Tue Drizzle 25°19° 65% rain
Wed Light drizzle 25°19° 12% rain
Thu Drizzle 25°17° 59% rain
Fri Rain showers 24°19° 92% rain
Sat Light drizzle 23°20° 80% rain
Sun Light drizzle 24°19° 63% rain

Health and comfort

Air quality, pollen and comfort

UV index 6.6 Max 7, High

Air quality 25, Low European AQI

Wind 26 km/h SE

Humidity 68% Humidity

Pressure 1022 hPa Pressure

Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 18:11

Precipitation 0.1 mm Rain stopping ~11:15am

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?

Light drizzle and 24°. The forecast high is 25° and the low is 19°.

Will it rain in Cairns today?

The highest rain chance shown for today is 26%, with 0.1 mm shown for current conditions.

What is the UV index in Cairns?

The current UV index is 6.6, with a forecast maximum of 7. The level is High.

What time are sunrise and sunset in Cairns?

Sunrise is at 06:13 and sunset is at 18:11, 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.