Weather in Palm Cove

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:23 pm (GMT+10)

Now · overcast 76 °F

Feels like: 85 °F
Low / high: 74 / 89 °F
Rain: 24% · 0.02 in
Wind: 6 mph ENE

↗ 30.07 inHg · rising UV 13 · extreme

Today in Palm Cove: light drizzle, 74 °F to 89 °F, with a 24% chance of rain (0.02 in) and a light breeze from the east-northeast (6 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 74 °F to 88 °F and a 76% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 89 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Cairns (YBCS), 10 mi away · 23 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature81 °F

Wind9 mph from the east

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

89° 74°
Today
88° 74°
Fri 30
87° 75°
Sat 31
87° 73°
Sun 1
87° 75°
Mon 2
87° 75°
Tue 3
85° 73°
Wed 4
87° 72°
Thu 5
87° 73°
Fri 6
87° 74°
Sat 7
87° 73°
Sun 8
85° 73°
Mon 9
86° 73°
Tue 10
86° 72°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light drizzle	74 / 89 °F	24% · 0.02 in	9 mph ENE	1.5 ft	11:27 am · 10:43 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	74 / 88 °F	76% · 0.04 in	10 mph E	1.9 ft	12:49 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light drizzle	75 / 87 °F	79% · 0.10 in	9 mph ENE	2.0 ft	12:15 am · 2:51 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light drizzle	73 / 87 °F	76% · 0.10 in	8 mph E	1.8 ft	3:30 am · 4:07 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light drizzle	75 / 87 °F	82% · 0.09 in	8 mph ENE	1.8 ft	4:41 am · 4:58 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	75 / 87 °F	51% · 0.07 in	8 mph NE	1.4 ft	5:28 am · 5:39 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light drizzle	73 / 85 °F	22% · 0.04 in	7 mph NE	0.9 ft	6:09 am · 6:15 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Partly cloudy	72 / 87 °F	9%	9 mph ENE	0.8 ft	6:47 am · 6:47 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light drizzle	73 / 87 °F	12% · 0.00 in	9 mph ENE	0.7 ft	7:23 am · 7:16 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	74 / 87 °F	41% · 0.04 in	9 mph E	2.8 ft	7:59 am · 7:43 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	73 / 87 °F	47%	8 mph E	2.7 ft	8:33 am · 8:09 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	73 / 85 °F	51% · 0.05 in	11 mph E	3.3 ft	9:07 am · 8:34 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	73 / 86 °F	53% · 0.02 in	11 mph E	3.9 ft	9:40 am · 8:55 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	72 / 86 °F	59% · 0.13 in	12 mph E	4.0 ft	10:15 am · 9:05 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Light drizzle	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Light drizzle	Overcast
Temperature	76°	74°	76°	82°	88°	86°	79°	76°
Chance of rain	3%	0%	0%	0%	18%	20%	10%	12%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	6 ENE	6 E	6 E	8 ENE	9 ENE	9 ENE	7 ENE	7 E
Humidity	98%	99%	94%	74%	57%	65%	91%	100%
UV	0	0	0	5	13	5	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on temperature today: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	89°	88°	87°	87°	87°	87°	85°
AIFS	89°	87°	86°	88°	89°	88°	88°
GFS	83°	85°	83°	82°	84°	85°	87°
ICON	83°	84°	84°	83°	86°	86°	87°
Confidence	medium	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.02 in	0.04 in	0.10 in	0.10 in	0.09 in	0.07 in	0.04 in
AIFS	0.00 in	0.09 in	0.09 in	0.07 in	0.04 in	0.02 in	0.03 in
GFS	0.01 in	0.05 in	0.06 in	0.06 in	0.01 in	0.05 in	0.02 in
ICON	0	0	0	0.02 in	0	0	0
Confidence	high	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	924	1025	923	823	821	822	721
AIFS	10	10	8	9	8	9	7
GFS	917	917	1116	913	99	99	912
ICON	1030	1130	1030	925	618	720	721
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	24%	76%	79%	76%	82%	51%	22%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	44%	71%	39%	6%	10%	13%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit below −36%	A bit above +1.6 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit above +30%	A bit above +1.6 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F	81° / 76°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F	81° / 76°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	82° / 77°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Normal +0.2 °F	A bit below −32%	—
December	A bit above +0.9 °F	A bit below −34%	—
January	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	—
February	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal	—
March	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	—

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Palm Cove climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Palm Cove is from August to October: highs of 75 °F to 81 °F, about 5 rainy days a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

Cyclone season: from December to March, peaking in February. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 13 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Palm Cove, about 4 every 10 years; 3 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Jasper, in December 2023.

85° 72°

JanJ
85° 72°

FebF
83° 71°

MarM
80° 69°

AprA
77° 66°

MayM
74° 62°

JunJ
73° 61°

JulJ
75° 61°

AugA
78° 64°

SepS
81° 67°

OctO
83° 69°

NovN
85° 71°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	85°	72°	13.54 in	20	6.7	84°	2.0 ft	2
FebruaryFeb	85°	72°	20.74 in	21	5.6	84°	1.9 ft	4
MarchMar	83°	71°	16.12 in	19	6.3	83°	2.3 ft	3
AprilApr	80°	69°	10.53 in	17	6.9	81°	3.0 ft	1
MayMay	77°	66°	3.17 in	13	7.6	78°	3.2 ft	–
JuneJun	74°	62°	2.50 in	9	6.5	76°	3.0 ft	–
JulyJul	73°	61°	1.88 in	7	7.7	74°	3.1 ft	–
AugustAug	75°	61°	1.39 in	6	8.0	74°	2.7 ft	–
SeptemberSep	78°	64°	1.71 in	4	9.1	76°	2.8 ft	–
OctoberOct	81°	67°	2.51 in	7	8.6	79°	2.6 ft	–
NovemberNov	83°	69°	3.60 in	9	7.9	81°	2.3 ft	–
DecemberDec	85°	71°	9.15 in	15	7.4	83°	2.1 ft	3

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	84°	2.0 ft	2
Feb	84°	1.9 ft	4
Mar	83°	2.3 ft	3
Apr	81°	3.0 ft	1
May	78°	3.2 ft	–
Jun	76°	3.0 ft	–
Jul	74°	3.1 ft	–
Aug	74°	2.7 ft	–
Sep	76°	2.8 ft	–
Oct	79°	2.6 ft	–
Nov	81°	2.3 ft	–
Dec	83°	2.1 ft	3

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 86.83 in of rain on about 146 days and about 2,700 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now76 °Ffeels like 85 °F

Tomorrow74 / 88 °F

It's 76 °F now (feels like 85 °F). Today, 74 °F to 89 °F; tomorrow, 74 °F to 88 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 24% 0.02 in
Fri 30 76% 0.04 in
Sat 31 79% 0.10 in
Sun 1 76% 0.10 in
Mon 2 82% 0.09 in
Tue 3 51% 0.07 in
Wed 4 22% 0.04 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 24%, with 0.02 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 76% and 0.04 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.04 in; last 3 days, 0.07 in; last 7 days, 0.53 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity99%

Dew point76 °F

Humidity is 99% now and the dew point is 76 °F. With a dew point this high, it feels muggy. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds83%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak13extreme

Fri 30: 11 · Sat 31: 12 · Sun 1: 9

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.0030.1030.20 29.97

Rising now (+0.06 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.05 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 18

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Light drizzle	75 / 88 °F	0.01 in	9 mph ENE
Tue 27	Light drizzle	73 / 87 °F	0.04 in	9 mph E
Mon 26	Light drizzle	73 / 86 °F	0.04 in	8 mph ENE
Sun 25	Drizzle	73 / 86 °F	0.11 in	8 mph ENE
Sat 24	Light drizzle	73 / 83 °F	0.14 in	9 mph NE
Fri 23	Drizzle	73 / 82 °F	0.17 in	9 mph NE
Thu 22	Light drizzle	72 / 86 °F	0.01 in	8 mph ENE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Drizzle	73 / 85 °F	0.11 in	10 mph E
Tue 20	Light drizzle	72 / 85 °F	0.07 in	11 mph E
Mon 19	Light drizzle	71 / 82 °F	0.14 in	10 mph E
Sun 18	Light drizzle	72 / 79 °F	0.04 in	8 mph E
Sat 17	Drizzle	72 / 80 °F	0.19 in	11 mph E
Fri 16	Light drizzle	72 / 85 °F	0.05 in	11 mph E
Thu 15	Overcast	72 / 85 °F	0	10 mph E
Wed 14	Light drizzle	72 / 86 °F	0.04 in	8 mph ENE
Tue 13	Light drizzle	72 / 82 °F	0.04 in	9 mph E
Mon 12	Overcast	71 / 85 °F	0	10 mph E
Sun 11	Overcast	70 / 85 °F	0	9 mph E
Sat 10	Light drizzle	70 / 86 °F	0.04 in	6 mph ENE
Fri 9	Light drizzle	71 / 84 °F	0.01 in	8 mph ENE
Thu 8	Partly cloudy	67 / 84 °F	0	8 mph ENE
Wed 7	Mainly clear	67 / 83 °F	0	8 mph ENE
Tue 6	Mainly clear	64 / 83 °F	0	9 mph E
Mon 5	Light drizzle	64 / 81 °F	0.02 in	9 mph E
Sun 4	Light drizzle	66 / 79 °F	0.05 in	11 mph E
Sat 3	Light drizzle	66 / 78 °F	0.08 in	11 mph ESE
Fri 2	Light drizzle	67 / 77 °F	0.08 in	13 mph ESE
Thu 1	Drizzle	67 / 78 °F	0.12 in	13 mph ESE
Wed 30	Light drizzle	67 / 79 °F	0.09 in	13 mph ESE
Tue 29	Light drizzle	68 / 78 °F	0.04 in	13 mph ESE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Palm CoveQuestions

What's the weather like today in Palm Cove?

Light drizzle, from 74 °F to 89 °F, with a light breeze from the east-northeast (6 mph) and a 24% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Palm Cove?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 76% (0.04 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 73 °F and a high of 89 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 13 (extreme). Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.07 inHg and rising: +0.02 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Palm Cove?

The best time to visit Palm Cove is from August to October: highs of 75 °F to 81 °F, about 5 rainy days a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Palm Cove in October?

In October, Palm Cove normally sees highs of 81 °F and lows of 67 °F, with about 7 rainy days (2.51 in for the month) and 9 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 79 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Palm Cove?

The warmest is January, with average highs of 85 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 61 °F. The wettest is February (20.74 in) and the driest, August.

When is cyclone season in Palm Cove?

Cyclone season: from December to March, peaking in February. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 13 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Palm Cove, about 4 every 10 years; 3 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Jasper, in December 2023.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 11 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:23 pm (local time).

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