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Friday 17 October

Rainfall

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 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 0 0 0 0 0
Chance of any rain – 10% 5% 5% 10% 5% 0% 5%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) – 10 15 25 27 25 19 13
Feels like (°C) – 8 13 18 19 19 15 10
Dew point temperature (°C) – 10 12 9 4 4 5 8

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index – 0 1 6 7 1 0 0

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Thunderstorms–NoNoNoYesNoNoNo
Snow–NoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rain–YesNoNoYesNoNoNo
Fog–NoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Frost–NoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		–13
7		17
9		33
18		33
18		24
13		15
8		11
6
Wind direction–NNWNNWWNWWNWWNWWNWENE
Relative humidity (%) – 95 81 37 23 25 41 74
Forest fuel dryness factor – 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2
Mixing height (m) – 578 580 2412 3036 2714 847 727

Saturday 18 October

Rainfall

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 10%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 10 8 9 19 24 24 14 11
Feels like (°C) 8 6 8 14 19 18 9 9
Dew point temperature (°C) 9 8 9 4 1 1 8 8

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 6 7 1 0 0

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		9
5		7
4		7
4		15
8		17
9		20
11		20
11		13
7
Wind directionENENNWWNWNWNNWNNWEE
Relative humidity (%) 97 99 96 38 22 21 67 82
Forest fuel dryness factor 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2
Mixing height (m) 656 578 705 2049 3443 3403 1209 1222

Sunday 19 October

Rainfall

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 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% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 5%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 10 8 10 20 26 26 21 17
Feels like (°C) 8 6 9 15 20 20 18 15
Dew point temperature (°C) 9 8 9 8 6 5 8 9

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 7 8 1 0 0

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		9
5		7
4		7
4		22
12		28
15		24
13		13
7		9
5
Wind directionNENNENNWNWNWNWNNWNNW
Relative humidity (%) 91 100 92 45 27 27 43 59
Forest fuel dryness factor 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3
Mixing height (m) 915 578 920 1575 2083 1809 751 578

Monday 20 October

Rainfall

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 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% 5% 5% 5%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 14 11 16 27 32 32 26 20
Feels like (°C) 12 9 14 22 25 26 22 18
Dew point temperature (°C) 9 8 10 11 10 9 9 11

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 7 8 1 0 0

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		7
4		9
5		11
6		30
16		37
20		33
18		17
9		13
7
Wind directionNNWNNNWNWNWNWNWNNW
Relative humidity (%) 70 81 66 36 25 23 36 54
Forest fuel dryness factor 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4
Mixing height (m) 578 578 578 2130 2920 3214 578 578

Tuesday 21 October

Rainfall

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 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% 20% 30% 30%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 16 13 17 27 31 29 21 17
Feels like (°C) 15 11 16 24 27 25 19 15
Dew point temperature (°C) 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 7 – – – –

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		9
5		9
5		7
4		19
10		24
13		20
11		15
8		13
7
Wind directionNEENENNENNWNNWNNWNEE
Relative humidity (%) 68 80 70 38 30 32 55 72
Forest fuel dryness factor 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6
Mixing height (m) 578 578 578 1997 2639 2332 1214 1093

Wednesday 22 October

Rainfall

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
50% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
25% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
10% chance of more than (mm) – – – – – – – –
Chance of any rain 40% 40% 40% 50% 50% 50% 60% 20%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 14 12 16 24 27 25 19 16
Feels like (°C) 12 11 14 21 23 21 17 12
Dew point temperature (°C) 11 11 12 13 12 13 11 10

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index – – – – – – – –

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		11
6		11
6		11
6		22
12		26
14		24
13		17
9		17
9
Wind directionESEESEENNWNNWNWWNWW
Relative humidity (%) 83 91 80 49 39 48 61 68
Forest fuel dryness factor 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7
Mixing height (m) 967 578 774 1413 2231 1699 953 578

Thursday 23 October

Rainfall

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 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% 10% 10% 10%

Temperatures

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 12 9 10 17 21 21 16 12
Feels like (°C) 9 6 7 12 16 16 12 9
Dew point temperature (°C) 9 7 8 7 6 6 7 7

UV

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
UV Index – – – – – – – –

Significant Weather

From 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
ThunderstormsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnowNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RainYesYesNoNoNoNoYesYes
FogNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FrostNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Humidity & Wind

At 2:00 AM5:00 AM8:00 AM11:00 AM2:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 PM11:00 PM
Wind speed km/h
knots		15
8		13
7		11
6		20
11		24
13		20
11		13
7		13
7
Wind directionWSWSSWSWSWWNWNNWNNEENE
Relative humidity (%) 81 91 85 50 37 37 55 72
Forest fuel dryness factor 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8
Mixing height (m) 578 578 578 1876 2521 2683 1286 1201

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