Weather

Cairns, Qld Weather

Cairns15:40EST

Current temp:

25.3°C

Feels like:

26.3°C

Dew Point	24.6°C
Humidity	96%
Pressure	-
Wind	SE 9km/h
Gusts	13km/h
Rain since 9am	2.2mm

31°C

Today:

24°C

Tonight:

Thunderstorms

Nth Cst & Tableland for Thursday: Cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 27 to 32.

Umbrella:
Yes

UV Level:
15 - Extreme

Frizz Factor:
3 - Moderate

Sun

Sunrise
05:34 EST

First Light
05:11 EST

Sunset
18:32 EST

Last Light
18:55 EST

Moon

rise: Thu 21:28 EST

set: Fri 09:05 EST

Waning gibbous

On this day in Cairns Ap - November 21

Highest maximum temperature	32.9°C	1961
Lowest minimum temperature	18.4°C	1942
Wettest	46.0mm	1996

Details

Now:

25°C

Thunderstorms
Radar
Satellite
Synoptic

Next 24 Hours in Cairns

Date	Temperature	Wind Direction	Wind Degrees	Wind Speed	Precip Prob	Precip Rate	Icon
2013-11-21T18:00:00.000+11:00	26.2	NE	45	10.6	61	0.1	possible_shower
2013-11-21T21:00:00.000+11:00	26.0	NNE	23	4.2	53	0.1	possible_shower
2013-11-22T00:00:00.000+11:00	25.7	NE	45	4.0	36	0.3	possible_shower
2013-11-22T03:00:00.000+11:00	24.9	SSW	203	3.2	36	0.2	possible_shower
2013-11-22T06:00:00.000+11:00	24.6	S	180	3.6	50	0.1	possible_shower
2013-11-22T09:00:00.000+11:00	28.4	ESE	113	8.8	90	0.4	rain
2013-11-22T12:00:00.000+11:00	28.8	NE	45	14.0	60	0.6	possible_shower
2013-11-22T15:00:00.000+11:00	28.2	NE	45	15.8	44	0.4	possible_shower

7 Day Forecast for Cairns

	Thu Nov 21	Fri Nov 22	Sat Nov 23	Sun Nov 24	Mon Nov 25	Tue Nov 26	Wed Nov 27
Summary	Thunderstorms Thunder- storms	Thunderstorms Thunder- storms	Thunderstorms Thunder- storms	Thunderstorms Thunder- storms	Thunderstorms Thunder- storms	Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm	Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm
Maximum	31°C	30°C	29°C	29°C	30°C	31°C	32°C
Minimum	24°C	24°C	23°C	24°C	23°C	24°C	24°C
Chance of Rain	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%
Rain Amount	5-10mm	10-20mm	5-10mm	10-20mm	20-40mm	10-20mm	10-20mm
UV Index	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

Marine, Surf and Tides for Cairns

Date	Type	Height	Units
2013-11-21T04:18:00.000+10:00	Low	0.99	m
2013-11-21T11:21:00.000+10:00	High	2.33	m
2013-11-21T17:46:00.000+10:00	Low	1.59	m
2013-11-21T21:54:00.000+10:00	High	1.62	m
2013-11-22T04:44:00.000+10:00	Low	1.15	m
2013-11-22T12:08:00.000+10:00	High	2.21	m
2013-11-23T02:31:00.000+10:00	Low	1.33	m
2013-11-23T14:34:00.000+10:00	High	2.14	m

Date	Height	Direction	Direction16C	Units
2013-11-21T00:00:00.000+10:00	0.27	59.0	ENE	m
2013-11-21T01:00:00.000+10:00	0.27	58.8	ENE	m
2013-11-21T02:00:00.000+10:00	0.27	58.8	ENE	m
2013-11-21T03:00:00.000+10:00	0.27	59.2	ENE	m
2013-11-21T04:00:00.000+10:00	0.26	54.4	NE	m
2013-11-21T05:00:00.000+10:00	0.26	54.2	NE	m
2013-11-21T06:00:00.000+10:00	0.26	54.0	NE	m
2013-11-21T07:00:00.000+10:00	0.26	53.9	NE	m
2013-11-21T08:00:00.000+10:00	0.26	53.9	NE	m
2013-11-21T09:00:00.000+10:00	0.26	90.0	E	m
2013-11-21T10:00:00.000+10:00	0.25	93.8	E	m
2013-11-21T11:00:00.000+10:00	0.25	89.9	E	m
2013-11-21T12:00:00.000+10:00	0.25	93.7	E	m
2013-11-21T13:00:00.000+10:00	0.25	89.7	E	m
2013-11-21T14:00:00.000+10:00	0.25	93.4	E	m
2013-11-21T15:00:00.000+10:00	0.25	89.3	E	m
2013-11-21T16:00:00.000+10:00	0.24	93.0	E	m
2013-11-21T17:00:00.000+10:00	0.24	88.9	E	m
2013-11-21T18:00:00.000+10:00	0.24	92.4	E	m
2013-11-21T19:00:00.000+10:00	0.24	88.4	E	m
2013-11-21T20:00:00.000+10:00	0.23	91.9	E	m
2013-11-21T21:00:00.000+10:00	0.23	87.8	E	m
2013-11-21T22:00:00.000+10:00	0.23	91.2	E	m
2013-11-21T23:00:00.000+10:00	0.23	92.7	E	m
2013-11-22T00:00:00.000+10:00	0.23	97.0	E	m
2013-11-22T01:00:00.000+10:00	0.22	93.5	E	m
2013-11-22T02:00:00.000+10:00	0.22	97.8	E	m
2013-11-22T03:00:00.000+10:00	0.22	94.1	E	m
2013-11-22T04:00:00.000+10:00	0.22	98.4	E	m
2013-11-22T05:00:00.000+10:00	0.22	94.5	E	m
2013-11-22T06:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	98.9	E	m
2013-11-22T07:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	94.8	E	m
2013-11-22T08:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	99.1	E	m
2013-11-22T09:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	94.9	E	m
2013-11-22T10:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	99.1	E	m
2013-11-22T11:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	94.9	E	m
2013-11-22T12:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	99.2	E	m
2013-11-22T13:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	95.0	E	m
2013-11-22T14:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	99.3	E	m
2013-11-22T15:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	95.1	E	m
2013-11-22T16:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	99.4	E	m
2013-11-22T17:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	95.1	E	m
2013-11-22T18:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	99.4	E	m
2013-11-22T19:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	90.8	E	m
2013-11-22T20:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	94.2	E	m
2013-11-22T21:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	90.8	E	m
2013-11-22T22:00:00.000+10:00	0.2	94.4	E	m
2013-11-22T23:00:00.000+10:00	0.2	91.0	E	m
2013-11-23T00:00:00.000+10:00	0.2	94.5	E	m
2013-11-23T01:00:00.000+10:00	0.2	91.1	E	m
2013-11-23T02:00:00.000+10:00	0.19	94.7	E	m
2013-11-23T03:00:00.000+10:00	0.19	91.2	E	m
2013-11-23T04:00:00.000+10:00	0.19	94.7	E	m
2013-11-23T05:00:00.000+10:00	0.19	91.2	E	m
2013-11-23T06:00:00.000+10:00	0.19	94.6	E	m
2013-11-23T07:00:00.000+10:00	0.19	91.1	E	m
2013-11-23T08:00:00.000+10:00	0.18	94.5	E	m
2013-11-23T09:00:00.000+10:00	0.18	91.0	E	m
2013-11-23T10:00:00.000+10:00	0.18	94.3	E	m
2013-11-23T11:00:00.000+10:00	0.18	90.8	E	m
2013-11-23T12:00:00.000+10:00	0.18	94.1	E	m
2013-11-23T13:00:00.000+10:00	0.19	90.5	E	m
2013-11-23T14:00:00.000+10:00	0.19	93.8	E	m
2013-11-23T15:00:00.000+10:00	0.2	90.5	E	m
2013-11-23T16:00:00.000+10:00	0.21	94.0	E	m
2013-11-23T17:00:00.000+10:00	0.22	70.8	ENE	m
2013-11-23T18:00:00.000+10:00	0.24	71.7	ENE	m
2013-11-23T19:00:00.000+10:00	0.26	72.0	ENE	m
2013-11-23T20:00:00.000+10:00	0.27	71.8	ENE	m
2013-11-23T21:00:00.000+10:00	0.29	71.7	ENE	m
2013-11-23T22:00:00.000+10:00	0.3	71.3	ENE	m
2013-11-23T23:00:00.000+10:00	0.31	70.9	ENE	m

Forecast

Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10/15 knots in the middle of the day then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre outside the reef. Weather: Scattered thunderstorms.

Outlook Friday: East to northeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre outside the reef. Weather: Scattered thunderstorms.

Outlook Saturday: North to northeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre outside the reef. Weather: Scattered thunderstorms.

Winds

Thu:	N/NE 10/15 kt
Fri:	E/NE 10 kt
Sat:	N/NE 10 kt

Tides

Low	Thu 17:46EST (1.6m)
High	Thu 21:54EST (1.6m)
Low	Fri 04:44EST (1.2m)
High	Fri 12:08EST (2.2m)

Warnings for Queensland

Issue Time	State	Warning
Thu 15:26 EST	Qld	Severe Storm Warning (Wind/Hail) for C Coast/Whitsundays, Central Highlands, Central W, Capricornia, Maranoa/Warrego & Darling Downs
Thu 03:42 EST	Qld	Fire Weather Warning for the Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego

Cairns Ap Almanac

Month to date »

Past 5 Days

	Min	Max	Rain to 9am
Thu 21/11	24.0°C	32.0°C	0.8mm
Wed 20/11	24.0°C	31.0°C	9mm
Tue 19/11	23.0°C	33.0°C	3.4mm
Mon 18/11	23.0°C	31.0°C	0.0mm
Sun 17/11	22.0°C	31.0°C	0.0mm

Year to Date

Average rainfall to Nov	1832.5mm	140.7 day(s)
Total for 2013	1149.2mm	144 day(s)
Total to this day 2012	1960.8mm	130 day(s)
Wettest day	109.0mm	Jan 23
Lowest temperature	10.0°C	Jul 2
Highest temperature	38.6°C	Jan 29

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Climatology

November minimum temperature
Lowest this month	18.9°C	5th
Lowest on record	14.6°C	26th1947
Average this month	22.3°C	+0.0°C
Long-term average	22.3°C

November maximum temperature
Highest this month	32.2°C	11th
Highest on record	37.2°C	15th1971
Average this month	30.6°C	+0.0°C
Long-term average	30.6°C

November rainfall
Wettest this month	37.2mm	2nd
Total this month	102.8mm	7 day(s)
Long-term average	93.8mm	10.4 day(s)
Wettest on record	372.0mm	1989
Driest on record	3.2mm	1990

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