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Forecast issued at 3:25 am AEST on Tuesday 21 October 2025.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday

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Partly Cloudy
Max
31 °C
Precis
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening.

Fire Danger
Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

Wednesday 22 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
20 °C
Max
31 °C
Precis
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

Thursday 23 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
21 °C
Max
32 °C
Precis
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Mostly sunny. Light winds.

Sun protection recommended from 8:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]

Friday 24 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
21 °C
Max
32 °C
Precis
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Mostly sunny. Light winds.

Sun protection recommended from 8:10 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]

Saturday 25 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
22 °C
Max
32 °C
Precis
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

Sunday 26 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
22 °C
Max
32 °C
Precis
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

Monday 27 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
24 °C
Max
33 °C
Precis
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

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

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