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  2. Basalt Local Weather

    19.85°S, 145.59°E
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    Now in Basalt

    Updated at 06:00 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    15.1 °C

    Feels like 16.0 °C
    Dew Point
    14.9 °C
    Gusts
    6km/h
    Relative Humidity
    99%
    Pressure
     
    Wind
    SE 4km/h
    Rainfall
    1.4mm

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    Basalt Wednesday Forecast

    Mostly cloudy
    Mostly cloudy
    13 °C
    25 °C
    20%
    < 1mm
    Basalt for Wednesday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the E, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the W during this afternoon and evening. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 29.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Basalt 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the E, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the W during this afternoon and evening. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 29.

    Forecast for Basalt (19.846°S, 145.5949°E, 375m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Mostly cloudy Fog then sunny Sunny Mostly sunny Sunny Sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 13° 9° 7° 5° 6° 7° 7°
    Maximum 25° 27° 26° 26° 27° 26° 27°
    Chance of rain 20% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index High High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - -
    Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Slight Nil Nil Nil
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 13
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		5
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		6
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE ENE SSE SW S S S SSE ESE
    Relative humidity 73% 45% 63% 28% 59% 25% 59% 26% 54% 24% 43% 25% 53% 26%
    Dew point 14°C 12°C 11°C 7°C 9°C 4°C 7°C 5°C 8°C 5°C 4°C 4°C 7°C 5°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Basalt (19.846°S, 145.5949°E, 375m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    6:16am EST 6:38am EST 6:01pm EST 6:24pm EST 9:50pm EST 9:06am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Aug 16 New moon Aug 23 First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08

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  11. Basalt Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Aug 08     		9.0 °C 28.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Aug 09     		13.0 °C 24.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Aug 10     		9.5 °C 25.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Aug 11     		12.0 °C 28.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Aug 12     		9.0 °C -
    0.0 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Basalt minimum temp history (19.846°S, 145.5949°E, 375m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 28.0° 06/08/2025 Coldest this month 3.0° 03/08/2025
    Hottest on record 35.1 30/08/2000 Coldest on record 2.4 12/08/2012
    Hottest this year 41.0° 17/01/2025 Coldest this year 0.0° 19/01/2025
    Long term average 27.0° Long term average 12.3°
    Average this month 26.6° Average this month 8.6°
    Hottest August On Record Avg. max. temp. 29.8° 2009 Coldest August on record Avg. min. temp. 11.0° 2011
    Basalt rainfall history (19.846°S, 145.5949°E, 375m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 0.0mm 01/08/2025 Total This Month 0.0mm
    0.0 days
    Long Term Average 14.8mm 1.6 days Wettest August on record 128.6mm 1998
    Driest on record 0.0mm 2023

  13. Basalt Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Aug 489.9mm 46.9 day(s)
    Total For 2025 564.8mm 38.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 191.0mm 27.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 85.0mm Feb 8
    Lowest Temperature 0.0°C Jan19
    Highest Temperature 41.0°C Jan17

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