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Saturday 18 October

Rainfall

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
50% chance of more than (mm) – – – – 0 0 0 0
25% chance of more than (mm) – – – – 0 0 0 0
10% chance of more than (mm) – – – – 0 0 0 0
Chance of any rain – – – – 0% 0% 5% 10%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) – – – – 24 25 13 11
Feels like (°C) – – – – 19 19 8 8
Dew point temperature (°C) – – – – 2 -1 8 8

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index – – – – 7 1 0 0

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Thunderstorms––––NoNoNoNo
Snow––––NoNoNoNo
Rain––––NoNoNoYes
Fog––––NoNoNoNo
Frost––––NoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		––––19
10		22
12		20
11		15
8
Wind direction––––NNEENE
Relative humidity (%) – – – – 24 18 72 81
Forest fuel dryness factor – – – – 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
Mixing height (m) – – – – 3733 3775 1157 1286

Sunday 19 October

Rainfall

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
50% chance of more than (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25% chance of more than (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10% chance of more than (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chance of any rain 5% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 5%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 9 8 9 19 27 27 20 17
Feels like (°C) 7 5 8 15 21 21 17 14
Dew point temperature (°C) 8 8 9 7 4 3 5 7

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 7 8 1 0 0

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		9
5		9
5		9
5		20
11		26
14		22
12		11
6		9
5
Wind directionNNENNENNWNNWNWNWNWNW
Relative humidity (%) 90 100 96 47 23 21 37 52
Forest fuel dryness factor 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6
Mixing height (m) 871 675 913 1583 2284 2353 803 675

Monday 20 October

Rainfall

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
50% chance of more than (mm) 0 – – – – – – –
25% chance of more than (mm) 0 – – – – – – –
10% chance of more than (mm) 0 – – – – – – –
Chance of any rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 10% 10%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 14 11 16 26 31 30 23 17
Feels like (°C) 11 8 14 20 23 24 19 15
Dew point temperature (°C) 7 6 8 8 6 6 6 7

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 7 8 1 0 0

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		9
5		9
5		9
5		26
14		33
18		26
14		11
6		9
5
Wind directionNWNNWNNWWNWWNWWNWNE
Relative humidity (%) 64 72 60 32 21 22 33 51
Forest fuel dryness factor 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7
Mixing height (m) 675 675 690 2115 3226 3096 710 675

Tuesday 21 October

Rainfall

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
50% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
25% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
10% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
Chance of any rain 10% 10% 5% 5% 5% 10% 20% 20%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 15 12 16 24 29 28 22 17
Feels like (°C) 12 10 15 22 25 24 20 15
Dew point temperature (°C) 8 8 10 11 11 10 11 12

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 7 8 1 0 0

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainYesYesNoNoNoYesYesYes
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		9
5		7
4		7
4		15
8		22
12		19
10		11
6		9
5
Wind directionNNEEENENNNWNNWNNEESE
Relative humidity (%) 65 78 70 44 33 33 51 74
Forest fuel dryness factor 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8
Mixing height (m) 675 675 953 1776 2932 2380 675 675

Wednesday 22 October

Rainfall

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
50% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
25% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
10% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
Chance of any rain 20% 20% 20% 30% 40% 40% 20% 10%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 14 13 19 28 31 26 20 16
Feels like (°C) 13 11 18 23 25 21 15 12
Dew point temperature (°C) 12 11 13 13 12 12 10 8

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 7 – – – –

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		9
5		9
5		11
6		28
15		35
19		30
16		22
12		19
10
Wind directionENENWNWNWWNWWNWWNW
Relative humidity (%) 87 89 68 39 32 42 52 59
Forest fuel dryness factor 6.8 6.8 6.8 7 7 7 7 7
Mixing height (m) 675 675 675 2050 2927 1419 1171 1240

Thursday 23 October

Rainfall

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
50% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
25% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
10% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
Chance of any rain 5% 5% 5% 0% 0% 5% 10% 20%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 11 7 10 19 24 23 15 11
Feels like (°C) 7 4 8 15 19 18 11 7
Dew point temperature (°C) 6 6 7 6 5 5 5 6

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index – – – – – – – –

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		15
8		11
6		9
5		13
7		19
10		20
11		15
8		11
6
Wind directionWNWNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNEE
Relative humidity (%) 71 90 78 43 30 30 50 74
Forest fuel dryness factor 7 7 7 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1
Mixing height (m) 785 675 1077 2082 3066 2994 1240 966

Friday 24 October

Rainfall

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
50% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
25% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
10% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
Chance of any rain 20% 20% 10% 5% 5% 0% 0% 5%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 8 7 9 17 22 22 14 8
Feels like (°C) 5 5 7 13 16 16 10 5
Dew point temperature (°C) 7 7 7 6 4 2 3 4

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index – – – – – – – –

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNo
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		9
5		9
5		7
4		15
8		22
12		20
11		13
7		9
5
Wind directionEENENNNWNWNWNWNNW
Relative humidity (%) 91 97 89 48 30 27 49 77
Forest fuel dryness factor 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2
Mixing height (m) 675 675 1220 2699 3509 3389 1268 979

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