UV National Index Forecast

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UV Index Forecast Values
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NEW SOUTH WALES UV Index Forecast valid Thursday 24 July 2008 UV Alert between (local time) Maximum UV Index UV Index Broken cloud UV Index Overcast Albury No UV Alert 2 1 1 Armidale 11.10 am to 12.50 pm 3 2 1 Batemans Bay No UV Alert 2 1 1 Bathurst No UV Alert 2 1 1 Bourke 11.00 am to 1.50 pm 4 2 2 Bowral No UV Alert 2 1 1 Broken Hill 11.50 am to 1.40 pm 3 2 1 Cabramurra No UV Alert 2 1 1 Canberra No UV Alert 2 1 1 Cape Byron 10.40 am to 1.10 pm 3 2 1 Cessnock No UV Alert 2 1 1 Cobar 11.20 am to 1.20 pm 3 2 1 Coffs Harbour 11.20 am to 12.20 pm 3 2 1 Cooma No UV Alert 2 1 1 Deniliquin No UV Alert 2 1 1 Dubbo No UV Alert 2 1 1 Forster No UV Alert 2 1 1 Glen Innes 10.50 am to 1.10 pm 3 2 1 Gosford No UV Alert 2 1 1 Goulburn No UV Alert 2 1 1 Grafton 11.10 am to 12.40 pm 3 2 1 Griffith No UV Alert 2 1 1 Inverell 11.10 am to 1.00 pm 3 2 1 Ivanhoe No UV Alert 2 1 1 Katoomba No UV Alert 2 1 1 Kempsey No UV Alert 2 1 1 Lismore 10.40 am to 1.00 pm 3 2 1 Lithgow No UV Alert 2 1 1 Maitland NSW No UV Alert 2 1 1 Merimbula No UV Alert 2 1 1 Moree 11.10 am to 1.10 pm 3 2 1 Mudgee No UV Alert 2 1 1 Narrabri 11.20 am to 12.50 pm 3 2 1 Newcastle No UV Alert 2 1 1 Nowra No UV Alert 2 1 1 Orange No UV Alert 2 1 1 Parkes No UV Alert 2 1 1 Perisher Valley No UV Alert 2 1 1 Port Macquarie No UV Alert 2 1 1 Scone No UV Alert 2 1 1 Singleton No UV Alert 2 1 1 Springwood No UV Alert 2 1 1 Sydney No UV Alert 2 1 1 Tamworth 11.40 am to 12.30 pm 3 2 1 Taree No UV Alert 2 1 1 Thredbo No UV Alert 2 1 1 Tuggeranong No UV Alert 2 1 1 Wagga Wagga No UV Alert 2 1 1 Wollongong No UV Alert 2 1 1 Young No UV Alert 2 1 1
NORTHERN TERRITORY UV Index Forecast valid Thursday 24 July 2008 UV Alert between (local time) Maximum UV Index UV Index Broken cloud UV Index Overcast Alice Springs 10.10 am to 3.20 pm 6 4 3 Alyangula 9.20 am to 3.40 pm 9 6 4 Borroloola 9.30 am to 3.40 pm 9 6 4 Darwin 9.50 am to 4.00 pm 9 6 4 Jabiru 9.40 am to 3.50 pm 9 6 4 Katherine 9.40 am to 3.50 pm 9 6 4 Lajamanu 10.00 am to 3.50 pm 7 4 3 Maningrida 9.30 am to 3.50 pm 9 6 4 Nhulunbuy-Gove 9.20 am to 3.40 pm 9 6 4 Pirlangimpi 9.50 am to 4.10 pm 9 6 4 Tennant Creek 9.50 am to 3.30 pm 7 4 3 Wadeye 10.00 am to 4.00 pm 8 5 4 Yuendumu 10.10 am to 3.30 pm 7 4 3 Yulara 10.30 am to 3.10 pm 5 3 2
QUEENSLAND UV Index Forecast valid Thursday 24 July 2008 UV Alert between (local time) Maximum UV Index UV Index Broken cloud UV Index Overcast Amberley 10.20 am to 1.30 pm 4 2 2 Ayr-Home Hill 9.30 am to 3.10 pm 7 4 3 Barcaldine 9.50 am to 2.50 pm 6 4 3 Biloela 9.50 am to 2.20 pm 5 3 2 Boulia 10.10 am to 3.20 pm 7 4 3 Bowen 9.30 am to 3.00 pm 7 4 3 Brisbane 10.10 am to 1.40 pm 4 2 2 Bundaberg 9.50 am to 2.10 pm 5 3 2 Burketown 9.50 am to 3.40 pm 8 5 4 Cairns 9.20 am to 3.20 pm 8 5 4 Charleville 10.20 am to 2.20 pm 5 3 2 Charters Towers 9.30 am to 3.10 pm 7 4 3 Clermont 9.40 am to 2.50 pm 6 4 3 Cloncurry 10.00 am to 3.30 pm 7 4 3 Cooktown 9.20 am to 3.20 pm 8 5 4 Coolangatta 10.30 am to 1.20 pm 4 2 2 Dalby 10.20 am to 1.50 pm 4 2 2 Emerald 9.50 am to 2.40 pm 5 3 2 Gladstone 9.40 am to 2.20 pm 5 3 2 Gold Coast 10.20 am to 1.20 pm 4 2 2 Goondiwindi 10.50 am to 1.20 pm 4 2 2 Gympie 9.50 am to 1.50 pm 5 3 2 Hervey Bay 9.50 am to 2.00 pm 5 3 2 Hughenden 9.40 am to 3.20 pm 7 4 3 Ingham 9.30 am to 3.10 pm 7 4 3 Innisfail 9.30 am to 3.20 pm 8 5 4 Ipswich 10.20 am to 1.30 pm 4 2 2 Kingaroy 10.00 am to 1.50 pm 5 3 2 Longreach 10.00 am to 3.00 pm 6 4 3 Mackay 9.30 am to 2.50 pm 7 4 3 Mareeba 9.20 am to 3.20 pm 8 5 4 Maryborough 9.50 am to 2.00 pm 5 3 2 Moranbah 9.40 am to 2.50 pm 7 4 3 Mt Isa 10.00 am to 3.40 pm 7 4 3 Normanton 9.50 am to 3.40 pm 7 4 3 Richmond 9.50 am to 3.20 pm 7 4 3 Rockhampton 9.40 am to 2.30 pm 5 3 2 Roma 10.20 am to 2.00 pm 4 2 2 Sunshine Coast 10.00 am to 1.50 pm 5 3 2 Tewantin 10.00 am to 1.50 pm 5 3 2 Thursday Island 9.30 am to 3.50 pm 9 6 4 Toowoomba 10.20 am to 1.40 pm 4 2 2 Townsville 9.30 am to 3.10 pm 7 4 3 Warwick 10.30 am to 1.20 pm 4 2 2 Weipa 9.40 am to 3.40 pm 9 6 4 Winton 9.50 am to 3.10 pm 7 4 3 Yeppoon 9.40 am to 2.30 pm 6 4 3
SOUTH AUSTRALIA UV Index Forecast valid Thursday 24 July 2008 UV Alert between (local time) Maximum UV Index UV Index Broken cloud UV Index Overcast Adelaide No UV Alert 2 1 1 Ceduna 12.10 pm to 1.20 pm 3 2 1 Clare No UV Alert 2 1 1 Coober Pedy 10.50 am to 2.20 pm 4 2 2 Coonawarra No UV Alert 2 1 1 Keith No UV Alert 2 1 1 Kingscote No UV Alert 2 1 1 Leigh Creek 11.00 am to 1.40 pm 4 2 2 Maitland SA No UV Alert 2 1 1 Mount Gambier No UV Alert 2 1 1 Murray Bridge No UV Alert 2 1 1 Naracoorte No UV Alert 2 1 1 Nuriootpa No UV Alert 2 1 1 Port Augusta 12.10 pm to 12.50 pm 3 2 1 Port Lincoln No UV Alert 2 1 1 Port Pirie No UV Alert 2 1 1 Renmark No UV Alert 2 1 1 Roxby Downs 11.10 am to 1.50 pm 4 2 2 Victor Harbor No UV Alert 2 1 1 Whyalla No UV Alert 2 1 1 Woomera 11.20 am to 1.40 pm 3 2 1 Wudinna No UV Alert 2 1 1
TASMANIA UV Index Forecast valid Thursday 24 July 2008 UV Alert between (local time) Maximum UV Index UV Index Broken cloud UV Index Overcast Burnie No UV Alert 2 1 1 Devonport No UV Alert 2 1 1 Hobart No UV Alert 1 0 0 Launceston No UV Alert 2 1 1 St Helens No UV Alert 2 1 1 Strahan No UV Alert 1 0 0 Swansea No UV Alert 1 0 0
VICTORIA UV Index Forecast valid Thursday 24 July 2008 UV Alert between (local time) Maximum UV Index UV Index Broken cloud UV Index Overcast Bairnsdale No UV Alert 2 1 1 Ballarat No UV Alert 2 1 1 Bendigo No UV Alert 2 1 1 Colac No UV Alert 2 1 1 Echuca No UV Alert 2 1 1 Frankston No UV Alert 2 1 1 Geelong No UV Alert 2 1 1 Hamilton No UV Alert 2 1 1 Horsham No UV Alert 2 1 1 LaTrobe Valley No UV Alert 2 1 1 Laverton No UV Alert 2 1 1 Melbourne No UV Alert 2 1 1 Mildura No UV Alert 2 1 1 Mornington No UV Alert 2 1 1 Mount Buller No UV Alert 2 1 1 Mount Dandenong No UV Alert 2 1 1 Mount Hotham No UV Alert 2 1 1 Orbost No UV Alert 2 1 1 Sale No UV Alert 2 1 1 Scoresby No UV Alert 2 1 1 Seymour No UV Alert 2 1 1 Shepparton No UV Alert 2 1 1 Swan Hill No UV Alert 2 1 1 Tullamarine No UV Alert 2 1 1 Wangaratta No UV Alert 2 1 1 Warrnambool No UV Alert 2 1 1 Watsonia No UV Alert 2 1 1 Wodonga No UV Alert 2 1 1 Wonthaggi No UV Alert 2 1 1 Yarra Glen No UV Alert 2 1 1
WESTERN AUSTRALIA UV Index Forecast valid Thursday 24 July 2008 UV Alert between (local time) Maximum UV Index UV Index Broken cloud UV Index Overcast Albany No UV Alert 2 1 1 Argyle 8.40 am to 2.20 pm 7 4 3 Bridgetown No UV Alert 2 1 1 Broome 9.10 am to 2.50 pm 7 4 3 Bunbury No UV Alert 2 1 1 Busselton No UV Alert 2 1 1 Carnarvon 10.10 am to 2.50 pm 5 3 2 Collie No UV Alert 2 1 1 Dalwallinu 10.50 am to 1.40 pm 4 2 2 Denham 10.20 am to 2.40 pm 5 3 2 Derby 9.00 am to 2.40 pm 7 4 3 Esperance No UV Alert 2 1 1 Eucla 10.40 am to 12.20 pm 3 2 1 Exmouth 9.50 am to 3.10 pm 7 4 3 Fitzroy Crossing 8.50 am to 2.40 pm 7 4 3 Geraldton 10.50 am to 2.10 pm 4 2 2 Halls Creek 8.40 am to 2.30 pm 7 4 3 Kalbarri 10.40 am to 2.20 pm 4 2 2 Kalgoorlie 10.40 am to 1.20 pm 4 2 2 Kalumburu 8.40 am to 2.40 pm 8 5 4 Karratha 9.40 am to 3.00 pm 7 4 3 Katanning No UV Alert 2 1 1 Kununurra 8.40 am to 2.20 pm 7 4 3 Lake Grace No UV Alert 2 1 1 Leinster 10.10 am to 2.00 pm 4 2 2 Mandurah No UV Alert 2 1 1 Manjimup No UV Alert 2 1 1 Marble Bar 9.20 am to 2.50 pm 7 4 3 Margaret River No UV Alert 2 1 1 Meekatharra 10.10 am to 2.20 pm 5 3 2 Merredin 11.10 am to 1.20 pm 3 2 1 Moora 11.10 am to 1.40 pm 4 2 2 Morawa 10.50 am to 2.00 pm 4 2 2 Munjina 9.30 am to 2.50 pm 7 4 3 Narrogin No UV Alert 2 1 1 Newman 9.30 am to 2.40 pm 7 4 3 Northam 11.30 am to 1.10 pm 3 2 1 Onslow 9.50 am to 3.10 pm 7 4 3 Pannawonica 9.40 am to 3.00 pm 7 4 3 Paraburdoo 9.40 am to 2.50 pm 7 4 3 Perth 11.40 am to 1.00 pm 3 2 1 Port Hedland 9.30 am to 2.50 pm 7 4 3 Ravensthorpe No UV Alert 2 1 1 Roebourne 9.40 am to 3.00 pm 7 4 3 Tom Price 9.40 am to 2.50 pm 7 4 3 Wyndham 8.40 am to 2.30 pm 7 4 3
EXTERNAL TERRITORIES UV Index Forecast valid Thursday 24 July 2008 UV Alert between (local time) Maximum UV Index UV Index Broken cloud UV Index Overcast Christmas Island 8.50 am to 3.20 pm 10 7 5 Cocos Islands 8.30 am to 2.50 pm 9 6 4 Lord Howe Island No UV Alert 2 1 1 Norfolk Island 10.40 am to 1.10 pm 4 2 2

UV Index Notes

The SunSmart UV Alert indicates when the UV Index forecast is 3 or above, a level that can damage your skin and lead to skin cancer. The UV Alert shows the time of the day people need to be SunSmart.

Cloud cover
Cloudy days deceive many people into thinking the danger of UV radiation is minimal. Cloud affects the strength of radiation reaching the ground in complex ways. Most clouds block some UV radiation, but the degree of protection depends on the type and amount of cloud. Some clouds can actually increase the UV intensity on the ground by reflecting and refracting the sun's rays. People can also be caught unaware when a small break in an overcast deck of clouds allows a brief burst of intense radiation to reach the ground.

The table above contains the highest expected UV Index values under various cloud conditions between about 11 am and 2 pm local time. The maximum UV Index is that expected with clear and sunny conditions. For a colour graph of the UV Index during the day, in clear sky conditions, please click the location name in the left hand column.

Definition for amount of cloud
Broken	- some breaks in the cloud but more than half the sky remains covered
Overcast	- sky totally covered by cloud