Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 33°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 12th February 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 Thursday 12th February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 33°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 56% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north.

  • 33°C maximum temperature33
    °C maximum temperature
  • 26°C minimum temperature26
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 56% chance of some rain56
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • High heat & humidityH
    high heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the North9
    kph wind from N

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Cairns weather for Friday 13th February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the west.

  • 32°C maximum temperature32
    °C maximum temperature
  • 26°C minimum temperature26
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 75% chance of some rain75
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • High heat & humidityH
    high heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 8 kph from the West8
    kph wind from W

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Cairns weather for Saturday 14th February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the east.

  • 32°C maximum temperature32
    °C maximum temperature
  • 26°C minimum temperature26
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 64% chance of some rain64
    % chance of some rain
  • 20-30 mm of rainfall expected<30
    mm of rainfall expected
  • High heat & humidityH
    high heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the East9
    kph wind from E

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Cairns weather for Sunday 15th February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 31°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of rainfall expected with 79% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 26°C minimum temperature26
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 79% chance of some rain79
    % chance of some rain
  • 30-40 mm of rainfall expected<40
    mm of rainfall expected
  • High heat & humidityH
    high heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 8 kph from the South8
    kph wind from S

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Cairns weather for Monday 16th February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 92% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-east.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 92% chance of some rain92
    % chance of some rain
  • 20-30 mm of rainfall expected<30
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 10 kph from the South-East10
    kph wind from SE

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