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Forecast issued at 3:25 am AEST on Tuesday 14 October 2025.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday

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Partly Cloudy
Max
30 °C
Precis
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening.

Fire Danger
Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Wednesday 15 October

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Showers
Min
21 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall:
0 to 2 mm
Chance of any rain:
50%

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds easterly 20 to 30 km/h.

Sun protection recommended from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Thursday 16 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
21 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Slight chance of a shower in the morning. Mostly sunny day. Winds easterly 20 to 25 km/h tending southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.

Sun protection recommended from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Friday 17 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
20 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

Partly cloudy. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 8:10 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Saturday 18 October

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Sunny
Min
17 °C
Max
30 °C
Precis
Sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Sunny. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

Sunday 19 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
18 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning.

Monday 20 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
20 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:30 pm AEST Tuesday.

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