Barcaldine Forecast (beta)

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Forecast issued at 6:15 pm AEST on Monday 5 October 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Monday

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Partly Cloudy
Precis
Mostly clear.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Central West area

Mostly clear. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

Tuesday 6 October

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Light Showers
Min
20 °C
Max
35 °C
Precis
Possible late shower.
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
40%

Central West area

Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers south of Longreach in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.

Fire Danger
High

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Wednesday 7 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
18 °C
Max
33 °C
Precis
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Central West area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower east of Longreach, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Thursday 8 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
18 °C
Max
33 °C
Precis
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Central West area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the southeast in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds north to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light during the day then becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 38.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Friday 9 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
18 °C
Max
34 °C
Precis
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

Central West area

Mostly sunny. Winds northeasterly 25 to 40 km/h tending north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then tending northeasterly during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 39.

Saturday 10 October

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Showers
Min
20 °C
Max
34 °C
Precis
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall:
0 to 4 mm
Chance of any rain:
50%

Sunday 11 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
19 °C
Max
36 °C
Precis
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

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

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