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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
25% chance of more than (mm) – – 0 0 0 0 0 0
10% chance of more than (mm) – – 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chance of any rain – – 5% 5% 5% 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) – – 22 29 29 27 24 23
Feels like (°C) – – 25 32 31 27 25 24
Dew point temperature (°C) – – 22 22 22 21 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 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––NoNoNoNoNoNo
Snow––NoNoNoNoNoNo
Rain––NoNoNoNoNoYes
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		––7
4		13
7		19
10		22
12		24
13		22
12
Wind direction––SSEESEEESEESEE
Relative humidity (%) – – 99 64 65 73 83 88
Forest fuel dryness factor – – 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) – – 166 1589 1481 981 732 578

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) 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Chance of any rain 20% 20% 20% 20% 10% 10% 20% 20%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 22 21 23 28 29 27 24 23
Feels like (°C) 23 23 24 29 29 27 25 23
Dew point temperature (°C) 21 21 21 22 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 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
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		20
11		22
12		24
13		26
14		26
14		26
14		30
16		31
17
Wind directionEESEESEESEESEESEESEESE
Relative humidity (%) 92 95 90 67 64 71 81 87
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 365 229 628 1535 1713 1330 983 723

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) 1 – – – – – – –
Chance of any rain 20% 10% 10% 5% 0% 0% 5% 5%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 22 21 23 28 28 26 23 22
Feels like (°C) 22 21 23 27 27 24 22 21
Dew point temperature (°C) 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 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 9 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
RainYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
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		30
16		31
17		30
16		30
16		31
17		31
17		31
17		31
17
Wind directionESEESEESEESEESEESEESEESE
Relative humidity (%) 91 93 84 60 59 64 73 75
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 500 354 1055 1799 1748 1392 1172 1100

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% 0% 5%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 21 20 22 28 28 27 23 21
Feels like (°C) 20 19 22 27 28 26 24 22
Dew point temperature (°C) 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19

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 9 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		26
14		24
13		24
13		22
12		22
12		20
11		19
10		17
9
Wind directionESEESEESEESEESEESEESEESE
Relative humidity (%) 77 83 76 55 55 61 76 88
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 507 83 1016 1515 1373 1198 752 94

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% 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) 19 17 20 28 30 27 23 21
Feels like (°C) 20 18 22 30 30 28 25 22
Dew point temperature (°C) 18 17 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 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		13
7		9
5		9
5		11
6		15
8		15
8		17
9		17
9
Wind directionESESSWSSWESEEENEENEENE
Relative humidity (%) 98 100 92 58 53 61 84 98
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 5 5 35 986 1311 648 5 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 10% 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) 19 18 22 28 29 27 24 23
Feels like (°C) 20 19 23 28 29 27 24 23
Dew point temperature (°C) 19 18 20 20 20 20 20 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
RainNoYesYesNoNoYesYesYes
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		19
10		22
12		24
13		26
14		28
15		30
16
Wind directionEESEESEESEESEESEESEESE
Relative humidity (%) 100 100 92 62 59 66 78 82
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 5 5 306 1416 1566 1331 1031 711

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 10% 10% 10% 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) 22 21 22 28 29 27 23 21
Feels like (°C) 22 21 22 28 28 27 24 22
Dew point temperature (°C) 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19

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
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		28
15		28
15		26
14		24
13		24
13		24
13		24
13		24
13
Wind directionESEESEESEESEESEESEESEESE
Relative humidity (%) 85 86 85 60 57 64 80 86
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 474 369 503 1651 1714 1381 803 472

Radar

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