Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 29°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Saturday
14th Mar
29

24

5

5
Sunday
15th Mar
28

25

0

5
Monday
16th Mar
29

24

3

10
Tuesday
17th Mar
29

23

5

10
Wednesday
18th Mar
30

23

6

11

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 13th 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 Saturday 14th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
75
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
18
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Sunday 15th 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 no hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 90% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.

28
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
0
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
90
% chance of some rain
<30
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
15
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Monday 16th 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 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
3
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
75
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
17
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Tuesday 17th March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 63% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
63
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
18
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Wednesday 18th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 58% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.