Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 26°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Thursday
5th Mar
26

23

2

2
Friday
6th Mar
28

24

1

6
Saturday
7th Mar
30

25

4

9
Sunday
8th Mar
32

25

5

8
Monday
9th Mar
33

25

6

9

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

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of rainfall expected with 74% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south.

26
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
74
% chance of some rain
<40
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
17
kph wind from S

Cairns weather for Friday 6th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north-west.

28
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
1
hour of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
87
% chance of some rain
<30
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
15
kph wind from NW

Cairns weather for Saturday 7th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 100% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north.

30
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
100
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
16
kph wind from N

Cairns weather for Sunday 8th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 73% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north.

32
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
73
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
15
kph wind from N

Cairns weather for Monday 9th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 33°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 90% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north-west.