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.

Tuesday
14th Apr
28

22

2

3
Wednesday
15th Apr
26

23

2

5
Thursday
16th Apr
27

24

2

7
Friday
17th Apr
28

24

2

5
Saturday
18th Apr
30

23

6

8

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 14th April 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 Tuesday 14th April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south.

28
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
98
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
19
kph wind from S

Cairns weather for Wednesday 15th April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-east.

26
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
98
% chance of some rain
<40
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
12
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Thursday 16th April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low 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 12 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
89
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
12
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Friday 17th April 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 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-east.

28
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
72
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
12
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Saturday 18th April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 28% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.