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  2. Cooktown Local Weather

    15.47°S, 145.25°E
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    Now in Cooktown

    Updated at 14:50 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    28.6 °C

    Feels like 29.4 °C
    Dew Point
    22.3 °C
    Gusts
    24km/h
    Relative Humidity
    68%
    Pressure
    1009.8hPa
    Wind
    SE 20km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cooktown

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    Cooktown Saturday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    23 °C
    30 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Cooktown for Saturday
    Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 26 to 31.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    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. Patchy fog in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 26 to 31.

    Forecast for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
      Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Showers
    Minimum 23° 23° 23° 24° 24° 24° 24°
    Maximum 30° 31° 31° 30° 30° 30° 28°
    Chance of rain 5% 20% 10% 5% 5% 80% 90%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating 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 19
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE ESE SE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SE SE
    Relative humidity 70% 70% 75% 69% 74% 69% 70% 66% 67% 66% 68% 70% 78% 78%
    Dew point 21°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 22°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    6:07am EST 6:29am EST 6:06pm EST 6:28pm EST 4:32am EST 4:44pm EST Waning crescent New moon Apr 28 First quarter May 04 Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20

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  11. Cooktown Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Tuesday
    Apr 22     		23.0 °C 30.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Apr 23     		25.1 °C 30.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Apr 24     		23.7 °C 27.3 °C
    4.6 mm
    Friday
    Apr 25     		23.4 °C 29.9 °C
    4.8 mm
    Saturday
    Apr 26     		22.1 °C 29.3 °C
    0.0 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 33.1° 01/04/2025 Coldest this month 21.8° 18/04/2025
    Hottest on record 33.6 13/04/2014 Coldest on record 15.4 30/04/2017
    Hottest this year 37.7° 16/01/2025 Coldest this year 19.8° 03/03/2025
    Long term average 29.4° Long term average 23.1°
    Average this month 30.3° Average this month 24.1°
    Hottest April On Record Avg. max. temp. 30.0° 2003 Coldest April on record Avg. min. temp. 20.3° 2008
    Cooktown rainfall history (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 21.4mm 12/04/2025 Total This Month 92.8mm
    20.0 days
    Long Term Average 165.0mm 16.7 days Wettest April on record 436.2mm 2010
    Driest on record 14.6mm 2018

  13. Cooktown Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Apr 1194.3mm 77.7 day(s)
    Total For 2025 871.4mm 82.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1448.6mm 93.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 59.0mm Jan27
    Lowest Temperature 19.8°C Mar 3
    Highest Temperature 37.7°C Jan16

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