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Tuesday 14 October

Rainfall

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
50% chance of more than (mm) – – 0 0 0 0 0 0
25% chance of more than (mm) – – 0 0 0 0 0 0
10% chance of more than (mm) – – 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chance of any rain – – 5% 5% 10% 10% 10% 5%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) – – 23 31 35 35 29 24
Feels like (°C) – – 25 30 33 33 28 23
Dew point temperature (°C) – – 20 17 15 14 16 17

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index – – 1 8 9 1 0 0

Significant Weather

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Thunderstorms––NoNoYesYesNoNo
Snow––NoNoNoNoNoNo
Rain––NoNoYesYesNoNo
Fog––NoNoNoNoNoNo
Frost––NoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		––9
5		15
8		15
8		17
9		20
11		19
10
Wind direction––EENEENEEENEENE
Relative humidity (%) – – 82 44 30 28 44 65
Forest fuel dryness factor – – 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) – – 391 2232 3246 3143 1855 822

Wednesday 15 October

Rainfall

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 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% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 5%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 21 20 23 29 33 33 28 23
Feels like (°C) 21 21 23 27 31 30 25 22
Dew point temperature (°C) 18 19 19 17 14 13 15 17

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 8 9 1 0 0

Significant Weather

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		15
8		13
7		17
9		20
11		19
10		20
11		24
13		19
10
Wind directionENEEEEEENEENEENE
Relative humidity (%) 83 91 83 50 32 30 45 69
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 679 549 864 1925 3046 2837 1935 903

Thursday 16 October

Rainfall

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 21 20 21 27 32 33 26 21
Feels like (°C) 21 19 21 25 29 29 22 18
Dew point temperature (°C) 18 18 18 14 11 11 12 13

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 8 9 1 0 0

Significant Weather

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		17
9		17
9		19
10		20
11		19
10		20
11		24
13		19
10
Wind directionEEEEEENEENEENE
Relative humidity (%) 81 88 80 44 28 26 41 62
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 819 693 1018 1871 2644 2863 1325 709

Friday 17 October

Rainfall

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 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 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 18 17 20 27 33 34 29 22
Feels like (°C) 17 16 19 25 30 32 27 21
Dew point temperature (°C) 14 14 15 13 11 10 11 15

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 8 9 1 0 0

Significant Weather

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		15
8		11
6		11
6		15
8		13
7		13
7		13
7		13
7
Wind directionENEEESEEENEEENENE
Relative humidity (%) 75 83 72 43 27 23 35 61
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 550 167 888 1537 2604 2949 707 518

Saturday 18 October

Rainfall

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 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% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 19 17 20 29 35 36 30 25
Feels like (°C) 19 17 21 29 34 34 29 23
Dew point temperature (°C) 15 15 16 15 13 11 12 15

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 9 – – – –

Significant Weather

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		11
6		9
5		7
4		9
5		9
5		13
7		13
7		17
9
Wind directionENEENENENNWSSWESEESEENE
Relative humidity (%) 76 86 76 43 26 22 33 53
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 160 160 373 1422 3168 3623 298 160

Sunday 19 October

Rainfall

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 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% 10% 10% 5% 5% 5%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 22 20 22 29 33 34 28 23
Feels like (°C) 21 19 21 27 31 32 26 21
Dew point temperature (°C) 16 17 18 17 14 13 14 16

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index – – – – – – – –

Significant Weather

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		17
9		17
9		19
10		19
10		15
8		17
9		19
10		20
11
Wind directionENEEEENEENEEENEENE
Relative humidity (%) 69 81 79 48 31 29 44 66
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 459 314 833 1897 2949 2933 1714 831

Monday 20 October

Rainfall

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 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% 0% 0% 0%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 21 19 21 28 33 34 27 22
Feels like (°C) 19 18 21 27 31 32 25 21
Dew point temperature (°C) 17 17 17 16 13 11 13 16

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index – – – – – – – –

Significant Weather

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		19
10		17
9		15
8		17
9		15
8		15
8		17
9		17
9
Wind directionENEEEENEENEENEENEENE
Relative humidity (%) 80 85 80 49 30 25 41 68
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 576 594 648 1847 2497 2675 1084 523

Radar

Mount Isa Mackay Bowen Greenvale Townsville (Hervey Range) Mornington Island (Gulf of Carpentaria) Cairns Willis Island Weipa