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TODAY23° 30° mostly cloudy Chance of rain: 30% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 6:05am EST 6:27am EST 6:05pm EST 6:27pm EST NOW24.8° Feels Like: 27.6° Relative Humidity: 83% Dew: 21.7° Wind: S 9km/h Gust: 11km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1011.4hPa -
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Cairns Orchid PlazaNow25.2°cFeels Like:27.1°Wind:S 15km/hGusts:19km/hHumidity:83%23°Min30°MaxToday in Cairns Orchid PlazaPartly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.Tomorrow23°Min29°MaxPartly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming S/SE 15 to 20 km/h before dawn then tending E/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 30. -
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Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.
Forecast for Cairns Orchid Plaza (16.9238°S, 145.7772°E, 4m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary Minimum 23° 23° 22° 20° 21° 21° 22° Maximum 30° 29° 29° 29° 30° 31° 30° Chance of rain 30% 40% 40% 40% 40% 30% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 16
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(km/h)Wind direction SSE SE S SSE S SE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SSE Relative humidity 80% 72% 74% 66% 60% 56% 75% 70% 76% 68% 74% 66% 71% 66% Dew point 22°C 23°C 22°C 21°C 17°C 18°C 20°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 23°C 21°C 22°C -
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Cairns Orchid Plaza Rain Forecast
Cairns Orchid Plaza 12-month Rainfall ForecastAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar20242025867777787768105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Apr 16
ENSO status: Inactive. El Niño ended. IOD status: Neutral, becoming positive. SAM status: Positive, favouring positive. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has returned to an inactive phase for the first time since August 2021. Ocean cooling is occurring in the eastern Pacific, with 3 out of 7 global models forecasting a La Niña to develop in 2024. Warmer than normal waters are situated in the Coral Sea, providing moisture and humidity to the east coast. The atmosphere continues to be firmly neutral after weakening early in the year. A neutral ENSO typically has no significant impact on Australian rainfall during winter. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase. Ocean temperatures are high across most of the Indian Ocean, and the IOD index is spiking in response. Persistent southeasterly winds have set in over the eastern Indian Ocean, signalling that the atmosphere is starting to respond to the ocean patterns. All international models are suggesting the IOD will strengthen into apositive phase over the next 2-3 months, with significant upwelling to start near Indonesia possibly in May. A positive IOD reduces the number of northwest cloudbands that cross Australia during winter and spring, reducing rainfall across central and southeastern parts of Australia. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is positive and will favour a positive phase during autumn and into winter. A positive SAM increases easterly winds, increasing rainfall and thunderstorm activity in the east. A positive SAM also reduces cold fronts and rainfall over southern Australia, particularly for southwest WA. Rainfall outlooks are showing below average rainfall over winter for WA, and the southwest coasts of SA, Vic and Tas. Conversely, above average rainfall is expected for eastern parts of Qld and NSW, and potentially eastern Tas.
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Past 5 Days
Cairns Orchid Plaza Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Monday
Apr 1524.1 °C 28.6 °C 7.6 mmTuesday
Apr 1624.6 °C 27.8 °C 116.4 mmWednesday
Apr 1724.0 °C 30.5 °C 9.0 mmThursday
Apr 1823.5 °C 30.2 °C 2.0 mmFriday
Apr 1923.5 °C 30.5 °C 32.0 mmLegend -
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Cairns Orchid Plaza minimum temp history (16.9238°S, 145.7772°E, 4m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 32.9° 09/04/2024 Coldest this month 18.4° 12/04/2024 Hottest on record Coldest on record Hottest this year 37.4° 30/01/2024 Coldest this year 18.4° 12/04/2024 Long term average 30.1° Long term average 21.9° Average this month 30.8° Average this month 23.1° Hottest - On Record Avg. max. temp. - - Coldest - on record Avg. min. temp. - - Cairns Orchid Plaza rainfall history (16.9238°S, 145.7772°E, 4m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 116.4mm 16/04/2024 Total This Month 229.8mm
16.0 daysLong Term Average 257.1mm 16.2 days Wettest - on record - - Driest on record 35.0mm 2020 -
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Cairns Orchid Plaza Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Apr 1485.4mm 72.8 day(s) Total For 2024 1828.0mm 86.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 1345.8mm 68.0 day(s) Wettest Day 163.4mm Feb18 Lowest Temperature 18.4°C Apr12 Highest Temperature 37.4°C Jan30 -
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Cairns Orchid Plaza Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 32.2 32.1 31.3 30.1 28.0 26.4 26.1 27.0 28.7 30.3 31.8 32.1 29.7 Mean Min (°C) 23.9 23.9 23.4 21.9 19.8 18.3 16.7 16.3 18.1 20.0 21.8 23.0 20.6 Mean Rain (mm) 461.6 355.8 410.9 257.1 100.8 62.9 68.8 28.2 43.6 54.1 65.1 288.6 2176.0 Mean Rain Days 20.0 17.9 18.7 16.2 14.0 13.6 11.3 8.4 8.0 8.9 11.5 14.6 161.4