Cairns weather live forecast

Tomorrow's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 27°C.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 14th March 2025 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 15th March 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 65% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the south-east.

  • 27°C maximum temperature27
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 65% chance of some rain65
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 25 kph from the South-East25
    kph wind from SE

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Cairns weather for Sunday 16th March 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.

  • 27°C maximum temperature27
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 70% chance of some rain70
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the South-East17
    kph wind from SE

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Cairns weather for Monday 17th March 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 81% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

  • 27°C maximum temperature27
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 81% chance of some rain81
    % chance of some rain
  • 20-30 mm of rainfall expected<30
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the South-East16
    kph wind from SE

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Cairns weather for Tuesday 18th March 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 40-50 mm of rainfall expected with 76% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.

  • 28°C maximum temperature28
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 76% chance of some rain76
    % chance of some rain
  • 40-50 mm of rainfall expected<50
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the South-East17
    kph wind from SE

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Cairns weather for Wednesday 19th March 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 92% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

  • 28°C maximum temperature28
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 92% chance of some rain92
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the South-East16
    kph wind from SE

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