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  2. Cooktown Local Weather

    15.47°S, 145.25°E
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    Now in Cooktown

    Updated at 17:50 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    28.6 °C

    Feels like 30.3 °C
    Dew Point
    23.1 °C
    Gusts
    24km/h
    Relative Humidity
    72%
    Pressure
    1009.5hPa
    Wind
    SE 19km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cooktown

    Cape Flattery

    Low Isles

    Palmerville

    Cooktown Wednesday Forecast

    Thunderstorms clearing
    Thunderstorms clearing
    25 °C
    32 °C
    50%
    1-5mm
    Cooktown for Wednesday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 34.
    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 near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 34.

    Forecast for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Thunderstorms clearing Clearing shower Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 24° 24°
    Maximum 32° 33° 33° 33° 34° 34° 34°
    Chance of rain 50% 30% 10% 20% 40% 10% 70%
    Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 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 25
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE SE SE ESE SE ESE SE ESE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
    Relative humidity 73% 59% 66% 57% 61% 57% 64% 56% 63% 55% 65% 59% 66% 60%
    Dew point 24°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 24°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:17am EST 5:41am EST 6:42pm EST 7:06pm EST 11:37pm EST 10:43am EST Waning gibbous 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
    Dec 05     		25.0 °C 32.3 °C
    3.2 mm
    Saturday
    Dec 06     		25.4 °C 31.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Dec 07     		25.9 °C 32.6 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Dec 08     		22.1 °C 32.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Dec 09     		26.2 °C 33.6 °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 35.0° 01/12/2025 Coldest this month 22.1° 08/12/2025
    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 33.0° Average this month 24.7°
    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 16.2mm
    4.0 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 1026.4mm 134.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1839.8mm 182.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 59.0mm Jan27
    Lowest Temperature 8.2°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 37.7°C Jan16

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