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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) – – 0 0 0 0 0 0
25% chance of more than (mm) – – 0 0 0 0 0 0
10% chance of more than (mm) – – 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chance of any rain – – 10% 0% 0% 0% 5% 5%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) – – 24 29 31 30 25 23
Feels like (°C) – – 26 29 31 30 26 24
Dew point temperature (°C) – – 21 20 20 20 20 20

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index – – 1 9 11 2 0 0

Significant Weather

From 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Thunderstorms––NoNoNoNoNoNo
Snow––NoNoNoNoNoNo
Rain––NoNoNoNoNoNo
Fog––NoNoNoNoNoNo
Frost––NoNoNoNoNoNo

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		24
13		20
11		20
11		20
11		17
9
Wind direction––SSEESEEEESESSE
Relative humidity (%) – – 82 57 51 56 73 84
Forest fuel dryness factor – – 9.8 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9
Mixing height (m) – – 788 1574 1700 1429 885 251

Wednesday 22 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) 21 20 23 29 31 30 24 22
Feels like (°C) 23 21 24 29 31 30 25 23
Dew point temperature (°C) 19 19 19 19 18 18 19 19

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 9 11 2 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		15
8		13
7		13
7		19
10		17
9		17
9		13
7		9
5
Wind directionSSESSESEEEESESSE
Relative humidity (%) 86 89 78 53 45 50 72 85
Forest fuel dryness factor 9.9 9.9 9.9 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 40 3 658 1493 1623 1274 559 3

Thursday 23 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% 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) 21 21 24 30 32 31 25 22
Feels like (°C) 22 22 26 31 33 32 27 24
Dew point temperature (°C) 18 19 20 19 20 20 20 20

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 9 11 2 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		9
5		9
5		11
6		9
5		13
7		13
7		9
5		7
4
Wind directionSSESSSWENENENENESSE
Relative humidity (%) 85 87 78 54 48 53 77 90
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 3 3 608 1244 1277 1011 487 3

Friday 24 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) 21 21 24 30 32 31 25 23
Feels like (°C) 23 23 26 31 33 32 27 25
Dew point temperature (°C) 20 20 21 21 20 20 21 21

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 9 12 2 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		9
5		9
5		9
5		11
6		13
7		13
7		11
6		11
6
Wind directionSSESSESSENENEENEEESE
Relative humidity (%) 92 94 86 58 50 55 79 90
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 3 3 560 1152 1294 1094 558 32

Saturday 25 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% 5% 5%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 22 22 24 29 32 30 25 23
Feels like (°C) 24 24 27 31 33 31 27 26
Dew point temperature (°C) 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index 0 0 1 9 – – – –

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		11
6		11
6		11
6		13
7		15
8		15
8		13
7		13
7
Wind directionSSESSSEENEENEENEEESE
Relative humidity (%) 91 93 84 59 51 58 79 89
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 3 3 655 1253 1362 1201 675 139

Sunday 26 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% 5% 5% 5%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 23 22 25 30 32 31 26 25
Feels like (°C) 25 25 27 32 34 33 29 28
Dew point temperature (°C) 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 23

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		11
6		11
6		9
5		11
6		13
7		15
8		13
7		13
7
Wind directionSSESSNENENENNENNW
Relative humidity (%) 87 91 82 58 54 60 79 88
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 79 3 739 1227 1288 1039 585 348

Monday 27 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% 0% 5% 5% 5% 5% 10%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 24 24 26 31 33 31 27 25
Feels like (°C) 27 27 29 34 35 33 30 29
Dew point temperature (°C) 22 22 22 22 23 24 24 24

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
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		11
6		11
6		15
8		17
9		17
9		17
9		11
6
Wind directionNWWNWNNNENNENNW
Relative humidity (%) 88 91 83 59 57 66 85 91
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 212 107 191 1192 1273 918 497 397

Radar

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