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  2. Cooktown Local Weather

    15.47°S, 145.25°E
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    Now in Cooktown

    Updated at 02:20 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    25.2 °C

    Feels like 30.7 °C
    Dew Point
    23.4 °C
    Gusts
    0km/h
    Relative Humidity
    90%
    Pressure
    1008.6hPa
    Wind
    N 0km/h
    Rainfall
    0.2mm

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    Cooktown Wednesday Forecast

    Possible thunderstorm
    Possible thunderstorm
    25 °C
    32 °C
    70%
    5-10mm
    Cooktown for Wednesday
    Partly cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 33.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cooktown 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 33.

    Forecast for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Thunderstorms clearing Clearing shower Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Clearing shower
    Minimum 25° 25° 25° 26° 25° 24° 26°
    Maximum 32° 31° 32° 32° 33° 34° 34°
    Chance of rain 70% 70% 60% 50% 20% 70% 50%
    Likely amount 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - -
    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 20
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		32
    (km/h)     		33
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)
    Wind direction ESE ESE SE SSE SE SE SE SE SE ESE SE SE SE SE
    Relative humidity 83% 78% 78% 78% 71% 65% 66% 60% 62% 58% 59% 55% 67% 58%
    Dew point 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 25°C 23°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:16am EST 5:39am EST 6:38pm EST 7:02pm EST 4:49pm EST 3:31am EST Waxing gibbous Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28

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  11. Cooktown Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Nov 28     		24.1 °C 35.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Nov 29     		24.9 °C 35.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Nov 30     		25.4 °C 35.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Dec 01     		24.6 °C 35.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Dec 02     		24.3 °C 34.5 °C
    12.4 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Cooktown minimum temp history (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 35.0° 01/12/2025 Coldest this month 24.3° 02/12/2025
    Hottest on record 40.6 02/12/2007 Coldest on record 18.7 16/12/2012
    Hottest this year 37.7° 16/01/2025 Coldest this year 8.2° 04/08/2025
    Long term average 32.4° Long term average 24.5°
    Average this month 34.8° Average this month 24.5°
    Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 33.5° 2014 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 23.7° 2004
    Cooktown rainfall history (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 12.4mm 02/12/2025 Total This Month 12.4mm
    1.0 days
    Long Term Average 208.5mm 13.1 days Wettest December on record 400.8mm 2015
    Driest on record 12.4mm 2016

  13. Cooktown Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Dec 1613.6mm 151.9 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1022.6mm 131.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1653.8mm 175.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 59.0mm Jan27
    Lowest Temperature 8.2°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 37.7°C Jan16

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