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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: Mainly clear, 30°C now. High 30° / low 25°, rain from 12am.
Tomorrow: Light drizzle, 29° / 24°, 65% rain chance.
This weekend: Sat 30°, Sun 30°

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Today’s briefing

Mainly clear and dry. High 30°C, low 25°C.

Automated summary based on live conditions

30°

Mainly clear · feels like 33°

H / L: 30° / 25°
Humidity: 58%
Wind: 18 km/h SE
UV index: 8.4 · Very high
Sunrise: 05:34
Sunset: 18:26

Live weather snapshot feed · Updated 10:30 am local time

Hourly forecast

Next 24 hours

Now 30° 48%
12pm 30° 34%
1pm 30° 22%
2pm 30° 18%
3pm 29° 17%
4pm 28° 16%
5pm 27° 12%
6pm 27°
7pm 26°
8pm 26°
9pm 25°
10pm 25° 14%
11pm 25° 31%
12am 25° 52%
1am 25° 65%
2am 24° 64%
3am 25° 55%
4am 24° 45%
5am 24° 35%
6am 24° 24%
7am 25° 18%
8am 27° 23%
9am 27° 34%
10am 28° 39%

Map

Cairns weather map

City centre

Rain radar by RainViewer. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Daily outlook

Seven-day forecast

Today Light drizzle 30°25° 57% rain
Fri Light drizzle 29°24° 65% rain
Sat Overcast 30°23° 6% rain
Sun Overcast 30°24° 18% rain
Mon Rain showers 30°24° 69% rain
Tue Rain showers 30°24° 83% rain
Wed Light drizzle 30°24° 86% rain

Health and comfort

Air quality, pollen and comfort

UV index 8.4 Max 9, Very high

Air quality 26, Low European AQI

Wind 18 km/h SE

Humidity 58% Humidity

Pressure 1018 hPa Pressure

Sunrise 05:34 Sunset 18:26

Precipitation 0 mm 57% 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?

Mainly clear and 30°. The forecast high is 30° and the low is 25°.

Will it rain in Cairns today?

The highest rain chance shown for today is 57%, with 0 mm shown for current conditions.

What is the UV index in Cairns?

The current UV index is 8.4, with a forecast maximum of 9. The level is Very high.

What time are sunrise and sunset in Cairns?

Sunrise is at 05:34 and sunset is at 18:26, 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.