Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 28°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
11th Mar
28

25

3

7
Thursday
12th Mar
29

25

2

8
Friday
13th Mar
29

25

2

7
Saturday
14th Mar
28

25

2

5
Sunday
15th Mar
29

25

0

10

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 10th March 2026 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 11th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south.

28
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
3
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
72
% chance of some rain
<30
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
9
kph wind from S

Cairns weather for Thursday 12th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 89% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
89
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
10
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Friday 13th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 89% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
89
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
11
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Saturday 14th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 74% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

28
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
74
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
14
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Sunday 15th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 83% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.