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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 0
25% chance of more than (mm) – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10% chance of more than (mm) – 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
Chance of any rain – 10% 20% 30% 30% 10% 5% 5%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) – 18 20 27 27 26 21 19
Feels like (°C) – 19 22 28 28 26 23 20
Dew point temperature (°C) – 18 20 21 21 20 19 19

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–YesYesYesYesYesNoNo
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		13
7		15
8		17
9		20
11		11
6		9
5
Wind direction–SSESSEESEESEESEESEESE
Relative humidity (%) – 100 100 69 67 72 88 100
Forest fuel dryness factor – 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) – 15 280 1513 1606 1263 566 15

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% 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) 17 17 20 28 29 26 21 17
Feels like (°C) 19 18 23 28 29 25 21 18
Dew point temperature (°C) 17 17 20 19 18 18 18 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 9 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
RainNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
FogYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
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		7
4		7
4		9
5		15
8		17
9		20
11		13
7		13
7
Wind directionESESSESSEESEEEESEESE
Relative humidity (%) 100 99 100 59 51 59 81 97
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 15 15 476 1794 2137 1619 733 15

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 0% 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) 16 15 19 26 28 26 20 17
Feels like (°C) 16 15 20 24 26 23 20 17
Dew point temperature (°C) 15 15 17 15 15 14 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
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		7
4		9
5		11
6		19
10		19
10		19
10		9
5		9
5
Wind directionESEESEESEESEESEESEESEESE
Relative humidity (%) 98 99 87 51 46 50 67 86
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 15 15 945 1752 1959 1698 1011 15

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

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 15 14 19 27 29 27 21 18
Feels like (°C) 15 14 20 26 28 25 21 18
Dew point temperature (°C) 15 14 16 15 16 16 17 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
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
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		7
4		7
4		7
4		11
6		13
7		19
10		11
6		9
5
Wind directionESESSESSEEENENENNENNE
Relative humidity (%) 99 99 85 49 44 53 75 91
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 15 15 471 1670 1989 1292 431 15

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 5% 5% 0% 10% 20% 20% 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 15 20 29 30 27 22 19
Feels like (°C) 17 15 21 30 31 27 23 20
Dew point temperature (°C) 16 15 18 18 19 20 19 18

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
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNo
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		6
3		6
3		6
3		11
6		15
8		19
10		13
7		9
5
Wind directionNNWWWNWNWNEENEEESE
Relative humidity (%) 100 100 89 52 51 64 85 96
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 15 15 191 1714 2271 1308 619 102

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

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 26 28 25 20 18
Feels like (°C) 19 18 21 25 27 24 21 18
Dew point temperature (°C) 18 17 19 18 18 18 17 17

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
RainNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
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		11
6		13
7		20
11		19
10		20
11		11
6		9
5
Wind directionESESSEESEESEESEESEESEESE
Relative humidity (%) 100 100 93 63 55 64 84 91
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 15 15 660 1674 1986 1406 465 15

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% 5% 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 19 27 29 26 21 18
Feels like (°C) 17 17 20 26 28 25 21 18
Dew point temperature (°C) 17 16 18 17 17 17 18 17

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		7
4		7
4		9
5		15
8		15
8		17
9		11
6		9
5
Wind directionESEESEESEEEENEEE
Relative humidity (%) 100 100 98 56 49 57 83 98
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 15 15 15 1705 1772 1497 197 15

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)