Palm Beach Weather Forecast
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Shower or two. Possible storm
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Showers easing
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Shower or two
- 24
- 30
Possible shower
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Shower or two
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Shower or two
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Shower or two. Possible storm
Today 17 Dec Cairns
Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening then becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Cairns Coastal Waters
Cape Tribulation to Cardwell- Wind
- East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening, then tending east to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Weather Situation
- A high [1025 hPa] in the Tasman Sea is strengthening a ridge and southeasterly winds over the north Queensland waters. The ridge will persist for the next few days as the high moves east, before gradually weakening over the weekend.
Palm Beach Temperature Statistics View More
December Temperature
Cairns Airport (18km)
Lowest 7 December, 2025
20.8 °CAverage December
27.4 °CHighest 2 December, 2025
35.1 °C
Climate (2020–Present)
Cairns Airport (18km)
Average Low 2020–2025
21.8 °CAverage 2020–2025
25.2 °CAverage High 2020–2025
30 °C