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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 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 1
Chance of any rain – 0% 0% 0% 5% 5% 5% 20%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) – 11 16 23 26 27 22 18
Feels like (°C) – 10 15 21 25 26 20 17
Dew point temperature (°C) – 11 12 12 12 12 13 13

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index – 0 1 8 8 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–NoNoNoNoNoNoYes
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		–9
5		9
5		9
5		9
5		9
5		11
6		11
6
Wind direction–ENENNENNEWWNWNENE
Relative humidity (%) – 94 78 51 41 38 56 76
Forest fuel dryness factor – 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6
Mixing height (m) – 600 943 1794 2735 2884 836 643

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) 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 1 4 0 0
Chance of any rain 10% 0% 5% 5% 20% 30% 10% 10%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 16 14 18 27 31 30 21 19
Feels like (°C) 15 13 17 25 28 27 20 17
Dew point temperature (°C) 13 12 13 13 12 11 14 16

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 8 1 0 0

Significant Weather

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYes
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		9
5		9
5		15
8		15
8		13
7		13
7		19
10
Wind directionNNNWWNWWNWWSWSSWEE
Relative humidity (%) 83 87 72 44 32 32 64 84
Forest fuel dryness factor 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6
Mixing height (m) 613 600 844 1915 3610 3410 955 996

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) 0 – – – – – – –
25% chance of more than (mm) 0 – – – – – – –
10% chance of more than (mm) 0 – – – – – – –
Chance of any rain 10% 10% 10% 10% 5% 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) 17 16 17 22 24 25 19 15
Feels like (°C) 15 14 15 20 23 23 17 13
Dew point temperature (°C) 16 15 15 14 14 13 14 14

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 8 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
RainYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
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		20
11		17
9		15
8		17
9		19
10		17
9
Wind directionESEESEESEEESEEENEE
Relative humidity (%) 93 91 85 63 53 46 72 93
Forest fuel dryness factor 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7
Mixing height (m) 1028 1041 1221 1831 2284 2328 1282 814

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% 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) 13 13 15 22 27 28 21 16
Feels like (°C) 11 11 14 21 25 25 19 15
Dew point temperature (°C) 13 13 13 13 11 11 12 14

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 8 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		13
7		13
7		13
7		13
7		13
7		15
8		13
7
Wind directionEEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Relative humidity (%) 99 99 89 54 38 35 59 87
Forest fuel dryness factor 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7
Mixing height (m) 642 615 814 1432 2159 2239 1203 707

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 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) 14 13 16 26 30 31 23 18
Feels like (°C) 13 11 16 24 28 28 21 18
Dew point temperature (°C) 13 12 14 12 10 9 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		9
5		11
6		11
6		11
6		13
7		13
7
Wind directionNENENENNENENENENE
Relative humidity (%) 96 97 83 44 29 26 49 80
Forest fuel dryness factor 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7
Mixing height (m) 609 600 786 1692 2402 2566 967 698

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) – – – – – – – –
25% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
10% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
Chance of any rain 0% 5% 0% 5% 5% 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) 16 15 18 27 31 32 25 22
Feels like (°C) 15 14 18 26 29 30 23 20
Dew point temperature (°C) 15 14 15 15 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 – – – – – – – –

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		9
5		13
7		13
7		13
7		13
7		13
7
Wind directionNENENNENNNWNNWNN
Relative humidity (%) 95 97 85 47 29 26 44 59
Forest fuel dryness factor 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8
Mixing height (m) 607 600 780 1784 2469 2613 600 600

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) – – – – – – – –
25% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
10% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
Chance of any rain 5% 5% 5% 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) 19 18 20 27 31 32 24 19
Feels like (°C) 17 16 19 25 28 28 21 17
Dew point temperature (°C) 14 13 15 13 11 9 11 13

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		15
8		15
8		13
7		19
10		19
10		19
10		17
9		17
9
Wind directionNNWNNWNWWNWWWSWSSWESE
Relative humidity (%) 71 76 71 42 27 25 45 67
Forest fuel dryness factor 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8
Mixing height (m) 600 600 600 1689 2535 2638 1126 1167

Radar

Taroom Gladstone Longreach Emerald Warrego Gympie Brisbane (Marburg) Willis Island Cairns Townsville (Hervey Range) Greenvale Bowen Mackay Mount Isa Mornington Island (Gulf of Carpentaria) QLD Brisbane (Mt Stapylton)