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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
25% chance of more than (mm) – – 0 0 0 0 0 0
10% chance of more than (mm) – – 2 2 1 1 1 1
Chance of any rain – – 30% 30% 30% 30% 20% 30%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) – – – 28 30 28 25 24
Feels like (°C) – – – 28 29 27 26 25
Dew point temperature (°C) – – – 22 22 22 21 21

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index – – 1 9 11 2 0 0

Significant Weather

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Thunderstorms––NoNoNoNoNoNo
Snow––NoNoNoNoNoNo
Rain––YesYesYesYesYesYes
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		–––33
18		33
18		35
19		24
13		24
13
Wind direction–––ESEESEESEESESSE
Relative humidity (%) – – – 68 64 68 80 84
Forest fuel dryness factor – – 7.4 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3
Mixing height (m) – – – 1433 1671 1452 907 608

Waves

1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Total wave height (m) – – 0.5 0.7 0.9 1 1 0.8
Swell1 height and direction (m)–
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Swell2 height and direction (m)–
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0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
Wind wave height (m) – – 0.5 0.7 0.9 1 1 0.8

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 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) 1 1 2 3 3 2 3 3
Chance of any rain 20% 20% 30% 30% 30% 40% 40% 40%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 24 24 25 28 30 28 25 24
Feels like (°C) 25 25 26 28 30 28 25 25
Dew point temperature (°C) 21 21 22 22 22 22 21 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 11 2 0 0

Significant Weather

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
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		22
12		22
12		22
12		31
17		33
18		35
19		22
12		22
12
Wind directionSSESSESSEESEESEESEESESSE
Relative humidity (%) 84 88 86 69 65 70 82 87
Forest fuel dryness factor 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8
Mixing height (m) 681 653 899 1406 1641 1446 949 766

Waves

1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Total wave height (m) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 1 0.9 0.6
Swell1 height and direction (m)–
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–
–
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Swell2 height and direction (m)0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
ENE
0.1
ENE
0.1
ENE
0.1
ENE
0.1
E
0.1
E
Wind wave height (m) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 1 0.9 0.6

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) 0 – – – – – – –
25% chance of more than (mm) 1 – – – – – – –
10% chance of more than (mm) 3 – – – – – – –
Chance of any rain 40% 40% 40% 30% 20% 20% 30% 30%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 24 23 24 27 29 28 24 23
Feels like (°C) 25 24 25 27 29 28 26 24
Dew point temperature (°C) 21 21 22 22 22 22 21 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 11 2 0 0

Significant Weather

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
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		22
12		22
12		24
13		26
14		31
17		33
18		20
11		20
11
Wind directionSSESSESSEESEESEESEESESSE
Relative humidity (%) 85 89 88 72 65 70 83 91
Forest fuel dryness factor 9.8 9.8 9.8 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 810 688 871 1327 1612 1393 869 565

Waves

1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Total wave height (m) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 1 0.8 0.6
Swell1 height and direction (m)–
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Swell2 height and direction (m)0.1
E
0.1
ENE
0.1
ENE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
Wind wave height (m) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 1 0.8 0.6

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 30% 20% 20% 5% 0% 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) 23 22 24 29 31 29 24 21
Feels like (°C) 24 23 25 29 30 29 25 23
Dew point temperature (°C) 21 22 22 21 21 21 20 20

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 10 2 0 0

Significant Weather

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNo
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		20
11		20
11		22
12		24
13		31
17		33
18		20
11		19
10
Wind directionSSSESEESEESEESES
Relative humidity (%) 92 98 90 63 55 60 81 93
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 429 217 764 1436 1583 1373 512 10

Waves

1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Total wave height (m) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 1 0.8 0.5
Swell1 height and direction (m)–
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–
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–
–
–
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Swell2 height and direction (m)0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
ENE
Wind wave height (m) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 1 0.8 0.5

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% 0% 0% 0% 5% 10%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 20 20 22 29 31 29 25 24
Feels like (°C) 21 21 23 29 31 29 26 25
Dew point temperature (°C) 20 19 20 20 20 21 21 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 8 – – – –

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		17
9		17
9		17
9		20
11		26
14		30
16		20
11		24
13
Wind directionSSWSSWSSWESEESEESEESESSE
Relative humidity (%) 98 99 87 59 53 59 76 81
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 1 1 231 1173 1252 1081 866 758

Waves

1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Total wave height (m) 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6
Swell1 height and direction (m)–
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Swell2 height and direction (m)0.1
ENE
0.1
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
ENE
0.1
ENE
Wind wave height (m) 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6

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 20% 20% 20% 10% 5% 5% 10% 30%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 24 23 24 28 30 28 25 24
Feels like (°C) 24 24 25 27 29 28 26 25
Dew point temperature (°C) 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21

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
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		22
12		22
12		22
12		31
17		30
16		31
17		22
12		22
12
Wind directionSSESSESEESEESEESESSE
Relative humidity (%) 81 83 84 65 59 63 77 82
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 744 665 875 1422 1625 1410 903 692

Waves

1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Total wave height (m) – – – – – – – –
Swell1 height and direction (m)–
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Swell2 height and direction (m)–
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–
Wind wave height (m) – – – – – – – –

Tuesday 21 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 30% 30% 20% 5% 5% 5% 5% 10%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 24 23 24 28 30 28 23 21
Feels like (°C) 24 24 24 27 29 28 24 22
Dew point temperature (°C) 21 21 20 19 20 19 19 20

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
RainYesYesYesNoNoNoNoYes
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		22
12		22
12		22
12		28
15		26
14		26
14		17
9		17
9
Wind directionSSESSEESEESEESEESESSES
Relative humidity (%) 83 86 82 60 55 59 79 95
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 685 639 813 1588 1658 1539 330 1

Waves

1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Total wave height (m) – – – – – – – –
Swell1 height and direction (m)–
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Swell2 height and direction (m)–
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Wind wave height (m) – – – – – – – –

Radar

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