Cooktown Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EST on Thursday 23 January 2020.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Summary
Possible shower.
Chance of any rain: 40%

North Tropical Coast and Tablelands area

Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, with possible heavy falls inland. Light winds.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme]

Friday 24 January

Summary
Min 25
Max 33
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 2 to 8 mm
Chance of any rain: 70%

North Tropical Coast and Tablelands area

Partly cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm, with possible heavy falls inland in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Fire Danger - Low-Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 16 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Shower or two. Cairns 25 33
Showers. Possible storm. Atherton 21 29
Shower or two. Cooktown 25 33
Shower or two. Innisfail 25 32
Showers. Possible storm. Mareeba 23 32

Saturday 25 January

Summary
Min 25
Max 32
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 2 to 20 mm
Chance of any rain: 60%

North Tropical Coast and Tablelands area

Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. The chance of a thunderstorm inland in the afternoon and evening. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 33.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 16 [Extreme]

Sunday 26 January

Summary
Min 25
Max 32
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 4 to 25 mm
Chance of any rain: 60%

North Tropical Coast and Tablelands area

Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 16 [Extreme]

Monday 27 January

Summary
Min 25
Max 32
Showers. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 10 to 35 mm
Chance of any rain: 80%

North Tropical Coast and Tablelands area

Cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 25 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 32.

Tuesday 28 January

Summary
Min 24
Max 30
Showers. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 10 to 35 mm
Chance of any rain: 80%

Wednesday 29 January

Summary
Min 25
Max 31
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 6 to 25 mm
Chance of any rain: 70%

Thursday 30 January

Summary
Min 25
Max 31
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall: 4 to 20 mm
Chance of any rain: 70%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Friday.

Product derived from IDQ11295 and IDQ10140