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Thursday 16 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
25% chance of more than (mm) – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10% chance of more than (mm) – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chance of any rain – 5% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) – 10 15 27 32 32 23 18
Feels like (°C) – 9 15 25 29 29 22 18
Dew point temperature (°C) – 10 15 15 10 8 11 13

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index – 0 1 6 6 1 0 0

Significant Weather

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

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		–7
4		6
3		13
7		15
8		13
7		9
5		7
4
Wind direction–SSWWNWNWNWNNWNNWWNW
Relative humidity (%) – 99 99 48 26 24 48 72
Forest fuel dryness factor – 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2
Mixing height (m) – 61 61 1310 3457 3220 61 61

Friday 17 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 1 0 1 1
10% chance of more than (mm) 0 0 0 1 6 4 4 3
Chance of any rain 0% 0% 5% 20% 40% 30% 40% 40%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 16 15 21 31 33 25 21 17
Feels like (°C) 15 13 20 27 30 26 21 17
Dew point temperature (°C) 12 12 14 15 15 17 17 16

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 7 1 0 0

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYes
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
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		11
6		13
7		26
14		22
12		13
7		11
6		11
6
Wind directionNWNWNWNWWNWNWSWSSW
Relative humidity (%) 75 81 64 40 35 62 82 93
Forest fuel dryness factor 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3
Mixing height (m) 61 61 98 1828 2974 427 146 231

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 – – – – – – –
25% chance of more than (mm) 0 – – – – – – –
10% chance of more than (mm) 1 – – – – – – –
Chance of any rain 30% 20% 20% 10% 5% 5% 5% 5%

Temperatures

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

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 7 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
RainYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
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		11
6		13
7		17
9		11
6		9
5
Wind directionSSSSESSEESEESEESEESE
Relative humidity (%) 96 95 91 63 54 58 80 89
Forest fuel dryness factor 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4
Mixing height (m) 61 101 733 1540 1903 1473 258 61

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) – – – – – – – –
25% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
10% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
Chance of any rain 5% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 11 9 15 22 27 28 19 15
Feels like (°C) 9 7 14 20 25 26 18 14
Dew point temperature (°C) 10 9 12 12 12 11 13 13

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 8 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		7
4		7
4		7
4		13
7		13
7		11
6		11
6		7
4
Wind directionESEESEENENENEENEE
Relative humidity (%) 96 97 87 51 41 36 67 91
Forest fuel dryness factor 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5
Mixing height (m) 61 61 166 1457 1759 1703 61 61

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) – – – – – – – –
25% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
10% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
Chance of any rain 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 11 10 17 28 33 34 25 21
Feels like (°C) 10 9 17 26 31 31 24 20
Dew point temperature (°C) 11 10 14 14 14 14 15 14

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
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		6
3		6
3		7
4		19
10		20
11		17
9		11
6		9
5
Wind directionSSEWNWNWNWNWNNWNNWNW
Relative humidity (%) 96 100 79 42 32 30 52 66
Forest fuel dryness factor 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5
Mixing height (m) 61 61 61 1308 1944 1847 61 61

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 0% 0% 0% 10% 10% 30% 40% 40%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 19 18 24 33 35 31 23 19
Feels like (°C) 18 17 23 31 34 31 23 19
Dew point temperature (°C) 14 13 15 15 16 17 18 17

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
ThunderstormsNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
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		11
6		11
6		11
6		19
10		19
10		17
9		13
7		11
6
Wind directionNWWNWWWNWSWESESSESSE
Relative humidity (%) 73 77 58 34 31 42 72 84
Forest fuel dryness factor 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6
Mixing height (m) 61 61 95 1613 2676 1271 282 812

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 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 17 16 17 23 27 26 20 18
Feels like (°C) 17 15 16 22 26 24 19 18
Dew point temperature (°C) 16 14 14 17 16 16 16 14

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
ThunderstormsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
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		11
6		11
6		11
6		15
8		17
9		15
8		11
6		11
6
Wind directionSSESSESSEESEESEESEESES
Relative humidity (%) 91 87 86 67 51 54 77 77
Forest fuel dryness factor 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7
Mixing height (m) 594 601 936 1936 2545 2414 1812 1667

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