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  2. Cooktown Local Weather

    15.47°S, 145.25°E
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    Now in Cooktown

    Updated at 08:40 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    26.8 °C

    Feels like 32.4 °C
    Dew Point
    24.8 °C
    Gusts
    6km/h
    Relative Humidity
    89%
    Pressure
    1009.1hPa
    Wind
    W 4km/h
    Rainfall
    12.4mm

    Cooktown

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    Cooktown Tuesday Forecast

    Possible thunderstorm
    Possible thunderstorm
    23 °C
    34 °C
    60%
    5-10mm
    Cooktown for Tuesday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the N, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.
    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. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.

    Forecast for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
      Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
    Summary Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Clearing shower Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 23° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 24°
    Maximum 34° 31° 31° 32° 32° 33° 33°
    Chance of rain 60% 70% 80% 50% 40% 20% 20%
    Likely amount 5-10mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 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 10
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		32
    (km/h)     		33
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)
    Wind direction S E ESE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
    Relative humidity 81% 67% 78% 73% 79% 76% 71% 66% 65% 62% 62% 56% 64% 57%
    Dew point 25°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:16am EST 5:39am EST 6:38pm EST 7:01pm EST 3:45pm EST 2:45am 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
    Thursday
    Nov 27     		22.8 °C 35.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    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
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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 24.6° 01/12/2025
    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 35.0° Average this month 24.6°
    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 0.0mm 01/12/2025 Total This Month 0.0mm
    0.0 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 1010.2mm 130.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1650.0mm 174.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 59.0mm Jan27
    Lowest Temperature 8.2°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 37.7°C Jan16

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