Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 79°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Thursday
5th Mar
79

73

2

2
Friday
6th Mar
82

75

1

6
Saturday
7th Mar
86

77

4

9
Sunday
8th Mar
90

77

5

8
Monday
9th Mar
91

77

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 79°F, 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 11 mph from the south.

79
°F maximum temperature
73
°F 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
11
mph wind from S

Cairns weather for Friday 6th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 82°F, 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 9 mph from the north-west.

82
°F maximum temperature
75
°F 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
9
mph wind from NW

Cairns weather for Saturday 7th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 86°F, 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 10 mph from the north.

86
°F maximum temperature
77
°F 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
10
mph wind from N

Cairns weather for Sunday 8th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 90°F, 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 9 mph from the north.

90
°F maximum temperature
77
°F 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
9
mph wind from N

Cairns weather for Monday 9th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 91°F, 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 9 mph from the north-west.