Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 30°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Saturday
28th Mar
30

21

10

10
Sunday
29th Mar
29

22

5

9
Monday
30th Mar
30

22

8

10
Tuesday
31st Mar
30

24

6

9
Wednesday
1st Apr
29

25

6

11

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 27th 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 28th March 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
21
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
10
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Sunday 29th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
68
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
14
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Monday 30th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 39% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
8
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
39
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
16
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Tuesday 31st 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 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 69% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
69
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
20
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Wednesday 1st April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-east.