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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 – – 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) – – 25 30 31 29 25 24
Feels like (°C) – – 27 30 30 28 26 25
Dew point temperature (°C) – – 21 19 19 19 19 19

UV

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
UV Index – – 1 9 10 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		––7
4		17
9		22
12		20
11		13
7		11
6
Wind direction––ESENENENENEENE
Relative humidity (%) – – 78 52 49 53 67 73
Forest fuel dryness factor – – 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) – – 1031 1405 1567 1280 770 765

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% 0%

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 31 30 26 24
Feels like (°C) 24 23 27 30 30 29 27 25
Dew point temperature (°C) 19 19 20 18 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		9
5		7
4		6
3		15
8		19
10		17
9		11
6		9
5
Wind directionEESEESENENNENNENN
Relative humidity (%) 79 84 73 47 45 47 65 75
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 362 136 1068 1426 1442 1206 681 523

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) 22 22 25 30 32 31 26 24
Feels like (°C) 24 24 27 31 32 31 28 26
Dew point temperature (°C) 19 19 20 20 21 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 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		7
4		17
9		20
11		19
10		11
6		11
6
Wind directionNNNWNWNNNNN
Relative humidity (%) 83 84 73 54 52 54 75 86
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 164 148 811 1119 1078 809 68 180

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% 0%

Temperatures

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

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		13
7		13
7		13
7		17
9		20
11		19
10		13
7		11
6
Wind directionNNNWNNWNNNNENNEN
Relative humidity (%) 89 89 78 56 53 55 73 83
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 313 344 687 1128 1083 858 607 574

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% 0% 5%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 24 24 27 31 32 30 27 25
Feels like (°C) 26 26 29 31 32 30 28 27
Dew point temperature (°C) 21 21 21 20 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		13
7		13
7		11
6		19
10		22
12		20
11		13
7		13
7
Wind directionNNNNNENNENNENNENNE
Relative humidity (%) 85 85 74 54 53 57 69 76
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 509 448 995 1234 1211 1041 963 990

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% 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) 25 24 27 31 32 30 27 27
Feels like (°C) 26 26 28 31 32 30 29 28
Dew point temperature (°C) 21 21 21 20 21 21 22 22

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		13
7		13
7		13
7		20
11		24
13		22
12		17
9		17
9
Wind directionNNENNNNNNN
Relative humidity (%) 79 80 71 54 52 59 72 77
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 506 566 1015 1202 1134 774 666 693

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% 0% 0% 10% 10% 10%

Temperatures

At 1:00 AM4:00 AM7:00 AM10:00 AM1:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM
Air temperature (°C) 26 25 26 31 33 30 27 26
Feels like (°C) 27 28 29 33 34 32 30 29
Dew point temperature (°C) 22 22 23 22 23 23 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
RainNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
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		11
6		13
7		17
9		22
12		20
11		15
8		13
7
Wind directionNNWNNWNNWNNNNNNW
Relative humidity (%) 81 84 83 59 56 67 83 89
Forest fuel dryness factor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mixing height (m) 593 546 575 1031 1128 772 551 477

Radar

Mount Isa Mackay Bowen Greenvale Townsville (Hervey Range) Mornington Island (Gulf of Carpentaria) Cairns Willis Island Weipa