Cairns weather live forecast

Tomorrow's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 81°F.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 8th May 2024 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Queensland (Cairns) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Cairns weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Cairns for the next 5 days.

Cairns weather for Wednesday 8th May 2024

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 81°F, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 85% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the south-east.

  • 81°F maximum temperature81
    °F maximum temperature
  • 72°F minimum temperature72
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 85% chance of some rain85
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 17 mph from the South-East17
    mph wind from SE

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Cairns weather for Thursday 9th May 2024

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 81°F, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 36% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 16 mph from the south-east.

  • 81°F maximum temperature81
    °F maximum temperature
  • 72°F minimum temperature72
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 36% chance of some rain36
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 16 mph from the South-East16
    mph wind from SE

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Cairns weather for Friday 10th May 2024

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 81°F, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 71% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the south-east.

  • 81°F maximum temperature81
    °F maximum temperature
  • 72°F minimum temperature72
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 71% chance of some rain71
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 14 mph from the South-East14
    mph wind from SE

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Cairns weather for Saturday 11th May 2024

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 82°F, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 15 mph from the south-east.

  • 82°F maximum temperature82
    °F maximum temperature
  • 70°F minimum temperature70
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 68% chance of some rain68
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 15 mph from the South-East15
    mph wind from SE

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Cairns weather for Sunday 12th May 2024

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 84°F, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 15 mph from the south-east.

  • 84°F maximum temperature84
    °F maximum temperature
  • 70°F minimum temperature70
    °F minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 15 mph from the South-East15
    mph wind from SE

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