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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 0
25% chance of more than (mm) – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10% chance of more than (mm) – 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Chance of any rain – 10% 20% 20% 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) – 19 22 25 25 24 21 19
Feels like (°C) – 20 23 25 24 23 20 19
Dew point temperature (°C) – 17 17 18 18 17 17 16

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index – 0 1 8 7 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–YesYesYesNoNoNoNo
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		–7
4		6
3		15
8		24
13		20
11		22
12		20
11
Wind direction–NWSWNEENEENEENEENE
Relative humidity (%) – 93 76 66 66 68 79 82
Forest fuel dryness factor – 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) – 220 992 1560 1641 1326 814 696

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 0 0 0 0
10% chance of more than (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 19 19 21 24 25 23 20 19
Feels like (°C) 18 18 20 23 23 21 19 18
Dew point temperature (°C) 15 15 14 14 14 13 14 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 8 7 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		17
9		17
9		17
9		15
8		17
9		17
9		19
10		17
9
Wind directionENEENEEENEENEENENENNE
Relative humidity (%) 81 80 66 52 51 54 68 78
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 666 695 1207 1560 1596 1384 1055 437

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) 0 – – – – – – –
10% chance of more than (mm) 0 – – – – – – –
Chance of any rain 5% 0% 0% 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) 17 17 21 25 27 25 21 20
Feels like (°C) 17 17 20 24 23 22 20 20
Dew point temperature (°C) 14 14 14 15 16 16 17 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 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
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		11
6		9
5		11
6		17
9		31
17		30
16		20
11		17
9
Wind directionNNNWNWNNENNENNENNNW
Relative humidity (%) 83 83 66 51 53 58 77 87
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 89 24 1038 1389 1362 979 522 309

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

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 19 18 21 27 26 24 20 19
Feels like (°C) 19 17 21 27 24 22 19 17
Dew point temperature (°C) 17 16 16 17 19 19 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 7 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
RainNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
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		19
10		15
8		17
9		30
16		30
16		31
17		33
18
Wind directionNWNWNWNEESEESESSESSE
Relative humidity (%) 89 90 73 53 66 75 89 92
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 128 3 3 1091 1279 1063 678 496

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 20% 10% 10% 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) 19 19 20 23 23 22 19 18
Feels like (°C) 16 16 17 20 20 20 19 17
Dew point temperature (°C) 17 16 15 15 16 15 15 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 8 – – – –

Significant Weather

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
ThunderstormsYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
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		33
18		33
18		31
17		28
15		28
15		20
11		17
9		17
9
Wind directionSSESSESSEESEESEESEESEESE
Relative humidity (%) 88 85 72 60 64 65 78 85
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 498 664 1134 1633 1595 1430 717 225

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% 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) 17 17 20 25 26 24 21 19
Feels like (°C) 17 17 21 24 24 23 21 20
Dew point temperature (°C) 15 15 15 16 17 17 18 18

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		13
7		11
6		15
8		22
12		24
13		20
11		17
9
Wind directionESEENENENENNENNEN
Relative humidity (%) 90 93 74 60 58 65 84 91
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 3 3 931 1222 1226 1025 442 341

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% 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 19 21 27 28 26 22 20
Feels like (°C) 19 18 21 25 26 25 22 21
Dew point temperature (°C) 18 17 17 18 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 – – – – – – – –

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		17
9		17
9		19
10		22
12		30
16		30
16		24
13		19
10
Wind directionNNWNWNNWNNWNNNENNNW
Relative humidity (%) 92 93 80 57 56 64 87 96
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 236 130 565 1217 1213 930 132 3

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)