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Wednesday 22 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
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% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) – 23 25 27 28 27 25 24
Feels like (°C) – 24 25 28 29 28 26 26
Dew point temperature (°C) – 18 19 19 19 19 20 20

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index – 0 1 9 10 1 0 0

Significant Weather

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

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		–13
7		11
6		15
8		15
8		17
9		15
8		13
7
Wind direction–ESEEESEESEENENE
Relative humidity (%) – 75 70 59 60 63 75 78
Forest fuel dryness factor – 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) – 903 1083 1259 1208 952 718 698

Thursday 23 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% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 24 23 25 28 29 27 25 24
Feels like (°C) 26 25 26 28 28 27 26 26
Dew point temperature (°C) 20 21 21 20 21 21 22 22

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 10 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		9
5		13
7		15
8		20
11		22
12		24
13		20
11		17
9
Wind directionNNENNNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNNW
Relative humidity (%) 81 84 77 64 62 69 81 85
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 656 618 771 925 877 597 311 308

Friday 24 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% 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) 24 24 26 28 29 28 26 25
Feels like (°C) 26 26 27 29 29 28 27 27
Dew point temperature (°C) 22 22 22 21 21 21 22 22

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 10 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		17
9		19
10		20
11		22
12		17
9		15
8
Wind directionNNWNNWNNWNNWNNNNENNE
Relative humidity (%) 88 88 79 65 64 69 80 83
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 496 613 727 966 889 666 484 612

Saturday 25 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% 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) 25 24 26 29 29 28 26 25
Feels like (°C) 26 26 28 30 30 29 27 26
Dew point temperature (°C) 22 22 21 21 21 21 22 21

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 10 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		15
8		13
7		13
7		17
9		19
10		19
10		17
9
Wind directionNNNNNNENNENNENNE
Relative humidity (%) 85 84 77 64 64 67 79 82
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 644 669 712 1097 1023 823 655 616

Sunday 26 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% 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) 25 25 26 28 29 28 26 25
Feels like (°C) 26 26 27 29 29 27 26 26
Dew point temperature (°C) 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 10 – – – –

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		17
9		17
9		20
11		22
12		26
14		24
13		22
12
Wind directionNNENNNNNWNNWNNWNNW
Relative humidity (%) 82 83 77 65 65 70 82 85
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 800 837 1020 1140 1007 728 632 615

Monday 27 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% 0% 0% 0% 10% 10% 20%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 25 25 26 29 29 28 26 26
Feels like (°C) 25 25 27 28 29 27 26 26
Dew point temperature (°C) 22 22 23 23 23 23 24 24

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
RainNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
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		24
13		24
13		22
12		28
15		31
17		33
18		30
16		26
14
Wind directionNNWNNWNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNNW
Relative humidity (%) 85 88 82 69 69 74 85 90
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 604 634 889 1099 975 688 576 560

Tuesday 28 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 20% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 25 25 26 29 29 28 25 25
Feels like (°C) 26 26 27 30 30 29 27 27
Dew point temperature (°C) 24 24 24 23 23 24 24 24

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
ThunderstormsYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYes
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYes
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		24
13		22
12		20
11		22
12		24
13		26
14		22
12		19
10
Wind directionNWNWNWNWNNWNNWNNWNNW
Relative humidity (%) 92 93 86 71 70 77 90 95
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 450 359 553 964 893 638 197 59

Radar

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