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Weather Cairns: Current forecast

Cairns / Australia

26.1 °C
Feels like 30.2 °C
Min 24 °C / Max 26 °C
Weather Cairns: Overcast, 26 °C Overcast
19.4 km/h SSE
Wind
27.9 km/h SSE
Gusts
998 hPa
Pressure
0.6 mm
Precipitation
89 %
Humidity
1
UV index

Pollen (today)

Hazel None
Alder None
Birch None
Oak None
Grass None
Mugwort None
Ragweed None
06:18 / 18:38
Sunrise / Sunset
20:18 / 08:21
Moonrise / Moonset
Waning Moon (93 %)
Moon phase

Updated: Mar 5, 2026, 16:14 CET Mar 6, 2026, 1:14 AEST

Today's Summary

If you head out in Cairns today, you'll see a overcast sky. The thermometer currently shows 26.1°C. With wind from the south-south-east, it feels noticeably colder, around 30.2°C. Take an umbrella with you today – you'll probably need it. During the day temperatures will range between 23.7°C and 25.8°C.

Hourly forecast – Cairns, today

Mar 6, 01:00
26 °C
Overcast
Cairns Mar 6, 01:00: Overcast, 26 °C
Mar 6, 02:00
26 °C
Light drizzle
Cairns Mar 6, 02:00: Light drizzle, 26 °C
Mar 6, 03:00
26 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 03:00: Light rain shower, 26 °C
Mar 6, 04:00
25 °C
Light drizzle
Cairns Mar 6, 04:00: Light drizzle, 25 °C
Mar 6, 05:00
25 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 05:00: Light rain shower, 25 °C
Mar 6, 06:00
25 °C
Moderate rain
Cairns Mar 6, 06:00: Moderate rain, 25 °C
Mar 6, 07:00
25 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 07:00: Light rain shower, 25 °C
Mar 6, 08:00
25 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 08:00: Light rain shower, 25 °C
Mar 6, 09:00
24 °C
Moderate or heavy rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 09:00: Moderate or heavy rain shower, 24 °C
Mar 6, 10:00
25 °C
Moderate or heavy rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 10:00: Moderate or heavy rain shower, 25 °C
Mar 6, 11:00
25 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 11:00: Light rain shower, 25 °C
Mar 6, 12:00
25 °C
Light drizzle
Cairns Mar 6, 12:00: Light drizzle, 25 °C
Mar 6, 13:00
26 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 13:00: Light rain shower, 26 °C
Mar 6, 14:00
26 °C
Light drizzle
Cairns Mar 6, 14:00: Light drizzle, 26 °C
Mar 6, 15:00
26 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 15:00: Light rain shower, 26 °C
Mar 6, 16:00
25 °C
Patchy light rain
Cairns Mar 6, 16:00: Patchy light rain, 25 °C
Mar 6, 17:00
25 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 17:00: Light rain shower, 25 °C
Mar 6, 18:00
24 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Mar 6, 18:00: Patchy rain possible, 24 °C
Mar 6, 19:00
24 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Mar 6, 19:00: Patchy rain possible, 24 °C
Mar 6, 20:00
24 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 20:00: Light rain shower, 24 °C
Mar 6, 21:00
24 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 21:00: Light rain shower, 24 °C
Mar 6, 22:00
24 °C
Light rain
Cairns Mar 6, 22:00: Light rain, 24 °C
Mar 6, 23:00
24 °C
Light rain
Cairns Mar 6, 23:00: Light rain, 24 °C
Mar 7, 00:00
24 °C
Light rain
Cairns Mar 7, 00:00: Light rain, 24 °C
Time
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02
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07
08
09
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Cairns Mar 6, 01:00: Overcast
Cairns Mar 6, 02:00: Light drizzle
Cairns Mar 6, 03:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 04:00: Light drizzle
Cairns Mar 6, 05:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 06:00: Moderate rain
Cairns Mar 6, 07:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 08:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 09:00: Moderate or heavy rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 10:00: Moderate or heavy rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 11:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 12:00: Light drizzle
Cairns Mar 6, 13:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 14:00: Light drizzle
Cairns Mar 6, 15:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 16:00: Patchy light rain
Cairns Mar 6, 17:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 18:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Mar 6, 19:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Mar 6, 20:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 21:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Mar 6, 22:00: Light rain
Cairns Mar 6, 23:00: Light rain
Cairns Mar 7, 00:00: Light rain
Temperature (°C)
Chance of rain (%)
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
78
72
100
100
100
100
100
Precipitation
0.6 mm
0.4 mm
0.5 mm
0.2 mm
0.2 mm
3.7 mm
1 mm
1.5 mm
4.9 mm
3.1 mm
2 mm
0.6 mm
0.3 mm
0.5 mm
1.2 mm
1.5 mm
0.8 mm
0 mm
0 mm
0.2 mm
0.2 mm
0.8 mm
1.4 mm
1 mm
Wind (km/h)
SSE
19
SSE
19
S
16
S
13
SSW
11
WSW
4
WNW
7
WNW
1
NNE
7
NNW
8
WNW
5
NW
4
NW
8
NW
9
NW
9
WNW
9
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
8
W
8
W
8
W
9
WNW
9
WNW
8
Pressure (hPa)
998
1000
999
999
999
1000
1001
1001
1002
1002
1001
1001
1001
1000
1000
1000
1000
1001
1002
1003
1003
1004
1004
1004
Humidity (%)
89 %
94 %
94 %
94 %
94 %
96 %
97 %
96 %
98 %
98 %
96 %
95 %
93 %
92 %
92 %
92 %
92 %
92 %
92 %
91 %
91 %
92 %
95 %
95 %
Cloud cover (%)
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
95 %
74 %
68 %
98 %
90 %
90 %
100 %
100 %
92 %
76 %

14-day weather forecast – Cairns

14-day trend for Cairns: Temperatures stay fairly stable over the period with no big swings. Lows can drop to around 22.5°C at night, with daytime highs up to 31.7°C.

Date
Mar 6
Mar 7
Mar 8
Mar 9
Mar 10
Mar 11
Mar 12
Mar 13
Mar 14
Mar 15
Mar 16
Mar 17
Mar 18
Mar 19
Cairns March 6, 2026: Heavy rain
Cairns March 7, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Cairns March 8, 2026: Heavy rain
Cairns March 9, 2026: Heavy rain
Cairns March 10, 2026: Moderate rain
Cairns March 11, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Cairns March 12, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Cairns March 13, 2026: Moderate rain
Cairns March 14, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Cairns March 15, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Cairns March 16, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Cairns March 17, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Cairns March 18, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Cairns March 19, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Temperature (°C)
Chance of rain (%)
97
87
88
89
87
88
78
87
77
89
87
85
87
78
Precipitation
26.1 mm
3.8 mm
20.8 mm
21.8 mm
6.9 mm
1.7 mm
2 mm
11.7 mm
0.7 mm
0.5 mm
1.4 mm
1.3 mm
1.3 mm
2 mm
Wind max (km/h)
23
14
11
13
7
9
9
11
15
12
12
11
8
17
Date Weather Min °C Max °C Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Moon phase
March 6, 2026 Cairns March 6, 2026: Heavy rain Heavy rain 24 °C 26 °C 06:18 18:38 20:18 08:21 Waning Moon (93 %)
March 7, 2026 Cairns March 7, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 24 °C 29 °C 06:18 18:38 20:55 09:12 Waning Moon (87 %)
March 8, 2026 Cairns March 8, 2026: Heavy rain Heavy rain 24 °C 32 °C 06:18 18:37 21:34 10:03 Waning Moon (80 %)
March 9, 2026 Cairns March 9, 2026: Heavy rain Heavy rain 23 °C 30 °C 06:18 18:36 22:15 10:55 Waning Moon (72 %)
March 10, 2026 Cairns March 10, 2026: Moderate rain Moderate rain 23 °C 27 °C 06:18 18:35 23:01 11:48 Waning Moon (63 %)
March 11, 2026 Cairns March 11, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 23 °C 27 °C 06:19 18:35 23:51 12:41 Last Quarter (54 %)
March 12, 2026 Cairns March 12, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 24 °C 25 °C 06:19 18:34 — 13:34 Waning Crescent (44 %)
March 13, 2026 Cairns March 13, 2026: Moderate rain Moderate rain 23 °C 25 °C 06:19 18:33 00:43 14:24 Waning Crescent (35 %)
March 14, 2026 Cairns March 14, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 23 °C 30 °C 06:19 18:32 01:38 15:11 Waning Crescent (26 %)
March 15, 2026 Cairns March 15, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 23 °C 30 °C 06:20 18:32 02:33 15:55 Waning Crescent (18 %)
March 16, 2026 Cairns March 16, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 24 °C 30 °C 06:20 18:31 03:28 16:36 Waning Crescent (11 %)
March 17, 2026 Cairns March 17, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 24 °C 29 °C 06:20 18:30 04:23 17:15 Waning Crescent (5 %)
March 18, 2026 Cairns March 18, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 24 °C 30 °C 06:20 18:29 05:18 17:53 Waning Crescent (1 %)
March 19, 2026 Cairns March 19, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 25 °C 30 °C 06:20 18:29 06:12 18:31 New Moon (0 %)
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