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  2. Cooktown Local Weather

    15.47°S, 145.25°E
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    Now in Cooktown

    Updated at 16:00 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    26.5 °C

    Feels like 25.6 °C
    Dew Point
    23.0 °C
    Gusts
    52km/h
    Relative Humidity
    81%
    Pressure
    1011.1hPa
    Wind
    SE 32km/h
    Rainfall
    0.2mm

    Cooktown

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    Cooktown Thursday Forecast

    Possible thunderstorm
    Possible thunderstorm
    25 °C
    30 °C
    70%
    5-10mm
    Cooktown for Thursday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the N, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm early this evening. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h.
    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. Medium chance of showers in the N, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm early this evening. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h.

    Forecast for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Possible thunderstorm Windy Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Possible shower
    Minimum 25° 25° 26° 26° 25° 25° 26°
    Maximum 30° 32° 33° 33° 34° 33° 33°
    Chance of rain 70% 20% 30% 5% 20% 20% 60%
    Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 24
    (km/h)     		32
    (km/h)     		32
    (km/h)     		33
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		28
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE SE SE SE SE SE SE ESE SE ESE SE SE SE SE
    Relative humidity 76% 69% 67% 63% 66% 63% 62% 60% 60% 54% 62% 59% 64% 62%
    Dew point 24°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 24°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 5:40am EST 6:39pm EST 7:02pm EST 5:58pm EST 4:24am 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
    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
    Wednesday
    Dec 03     		24.4 °C 33.2 °C
    0.4 mm
    Thursday
    Dec 04     		24.3 °C 31.4 °C
    0.2 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° 04/12/2025
    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 33.5° Average this month 24.4°
    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 13.0mm
    3.0 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 1023.2mm 133.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1748.6mm 177.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 59.0mm Jan27
    Lowest Temperature 8.2°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 37.7°C Jan16

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