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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
25% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – 0 0 0
10% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – 0 0 0
Chance of any rain – – – – – 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) – – – – – – 23 19
Feels like (°C) – – – – – – 22 19
Dew point temperature (°C) – – – – – – 15 16

UV

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

Significant Weather

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

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		––––––13
7		7
4
Wind direction––––––NENNE
Relative humidity (%) – – – – – – 58 82
Forest fuel dryness factor – – – – – 8.7 8.7 8.7
Mixing height (m) – – – – – – 20 20

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 0
10% chance of more than (mm) 0 0 0 0 5 3 4 3
Chance of any rain 5% 5% 0% 10% 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) 17 16 21 30 33 27 21 16
Feels like (°C) 17 15 20 27 31 27 21 14
Dew point temperature (°C) 15 14 15 15 15 17 18 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		7
4		7
4		15
8		26
14		20
11		11
6		13
7		20
11
Wind directionNNWWNWWNWWNWNWNNWS
Relative humidity (%) 89 90 67 40 35 53 83 100
Forest fuel dryness factor 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8
Mixing height (m) 20 20 20 1567 2763 713 20 213

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% 10% 5% 0% 0% 5% 5%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 15 14 16 22 23 21 17 14
Feels like (°C) 14 14 16 21 22 19 15 13
Dew point temperature (°C) 15 14 15 14 14 14 13 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 7 1 0 0

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
ThunderstormsYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
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		11
6		7
4		7
4		9
5		13
7		17
9		11
6		7
4
Wind directionSSSSESEESEESEESE
Relative humidity (%) 100 99 91 60 56 62 77 89
Forest fuel dryness factor 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8
Mixing height (m) 94 95 661 1611 1860 1480 872 20

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) 12 11 15 22 27 27 19 16
Feels like (°C) 11 10 15 21 25 26 18 15
Dew point temperature (°C) 12 11 14 12 13 13 14 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		6
3		6
3		6
3		11
6		11
6		11
6		15
8		9
5
Wind directionESEEENENENNENENE
Relative humidity (%) 100 100 91 53 42 41 74 87
Forest fuel dryness factor 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9
Mixing height (m) 20 20 227 1491 1782 1691 20 20

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) 13 11 16 28 33 33 27 22
Feels like (°C) 13 11 17 27 31 31 26 22
Dew point temperature (°C) 13 11 15 15 13 14 15 15

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		6
3		13
7		17
9		19
10		11
6		9
5
Wind directionNENNWNWNWNWNNWNNW
Relative humidity (%) 100 100 90 44 30 31 49 66
Forest fuel dryness factor 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9
Mixing height (m) 20 20 20 970 1846 1300 20 20

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% 0% 5% 10% 30% 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 22 29 32 27 22 19
Feels like (°C) 19 17 22 28 31 27 21 19
Dew point temperature (°C) 14 14 16 16 17 18 17 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
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
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		9
5		15
8		17
9		17
9		15
8		11
6
Wind directionNWWNWWWNWWSSEESESSE
Relative humidity (%) 72 79 68 44 40 58 74 85
Forest fuel dryness factor 8.9 8.9 8.9 9 9 9 9 9
Mixing height (m) 20 20 20 708 1518 830 1028 837

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% 50% 50% 40% 40% 50% 50% 40%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 18 17 17 24 29 26 21 19
Feels like (°C) 17 17 18 24 27 25 21 19
Dew point temperature (°C) 16 16 17 17 16 17 17 15

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		9
5		9
5		13
7		17
9		15
8		13
7		11
6
Wind directionSSESSESSESSEESEESESSES
Relative humidity (%) 90 91 94 63 48 59 76 78
Forest fuel dryness factor 9 9 9 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1
Mixing height (m) 669 692 842 1714 2188 1857 1476 1245

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