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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: Clear sky, 24°C now. High 24° / low 19°, dry.
Tomorrow: Overcast, 24° / 19°.
This weekend: Sat 23° 44% rain, Sun 23° 73% rain

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Today’s briefing

Clear sky and dry. High 24°C, low 19°C.

Automated summary based on live conditions

24°

Clear sky · feels like 23°

H / L: 24° / 19°
Humidity: 66%
Wind: 22 km/h SE
UV index: 2.4 · High
Sunrise: 06:43
Sunset: 18:03

Live weather snapshot feed · Updated 4:15 pm local time

Hourly forecast

Next 24 hours

Now 24°
6pm 22°
7pm 22°
8pm 21°
9pm 21°
10pm 21°
11pm 20°
12am 20°
1am 20°
2am 21°
3am 20°
4am 20°
5am 20°
6am 19°
7am 19°
8am 20°
9am 22°
10am 23°
11am 24°
12pm 24°
1pm 24°
2pm 24°
3pm 23°
4pm 23°

Map

Cairns weather map

City centre

Rain radar by RainViewer. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Daily outlook

Seven-day forecast

Today Overcast 24°19° 10% rain
Thu Overcast 24°19° 0% rain
Fri Overcast 23°18° 0% rain
Sat Light drizzle 23°18° 44% rain
Sun Light drizzle 23°19° 73% rain
Mon Drizzle 24°18° 61% rain
Tue Light drizzle 22°18° 51% rain

Health and comfort

Air quality, pollen and comfort

UV index 2.4 Max 7, High

Air quality 28, Low European AQI

Wind 22 km/h SE

Humidity 66% Humidity

Pressure 1016 hPa Pressure

Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 18:03

Precipitation 0 mm 10% 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?

Clear sky and 24°. The forecast high is 24° and the low is 19°.

Will it rain in Cairns today?

The highest rain chance shown for today is 10%, with 0 mm shown for current conditions.

What is the UV index in Cairns?

The current UV index is 2.4, with a forecast maximum of 7. The level is High.

What time are sunrise and sunset in Cairns?

Sunrise is at 06:43 and sunset is at 18:03, 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.