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  2. Amherst Local Weather

    37.15°S, 143.67°E
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    Now in Amherst

    Updated at 15:50 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    8.4 °C

    Feels like 2.7 °C
    Dew Point
    1.6 °C
    Gusts
    24km/h
    Relative Humidity
    62%
    Pressure
    1029.9hPa
    Wind
    S 20km/h
    Rainfall
    0.2mm

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    Amherst Thursday Forecast

    Frost then sunny
    Frost then sunny
    1 °C
    13 °C
    10%
    < 1mm
    Amherst for Thursday
    Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost. The chance of morning fog in the E. Light winds becoming S 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures between 10 and 13.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Amherst 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost. The chance of morning fog in the E. Light winds becoming S 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures between 10 and 13.

    Forecast for Amherst (37.1465°S, 143.6702°E, 245m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Frost then sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Possible thunderstorm Possible shower
    Minimum 1° 2° 1° 1° 2° 5° 5°
    Maximum 13° 16° 17° 17° 17° 16° 17°
    Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 5% 40% 70% 40%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm
    UV index Low Low Low Low Moderate Moderate Moderate
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - -
    Frost risk High Moderate High High Moderate Slight Slight
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 5
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		4
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)     		4
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		5
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSW SSW SSE E SE ENE E NE ENE NE NE NNE SW SW
    Relative humidity 77% 50% 82% 49% 80% 49% 78% 57% 81% 55% 88% 79% 87% 58%
    Dew point 2°C 3°C 5°C 6°C 3°C 6°C 3°C 9°C 4°C 8°C 7°C 12°C 7°C 9°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Amherst (37.1465°S, 143.6702°E, 245m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    6:51am EST 7:19am EST 5:44pm EST 6:11pm EST 3:20pm EST 5:57am EST Waxing gibbous Full moon Aug 09 Last quarter Aug 16 New moon Aug 23 First quarter Aug 31

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  11. Amherst Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Aug 03     		-0.3 °C 17.0 °C
    0.2 mm
    Monday
    Aug 04     		1.0 °C 16.9 °C
    0.2 mm
    Tuesday
    Aug 05     		5.7 °C 13.8 °C
    5.4 mm
    Wednesday
    Aug 06     		5.4 °C 14.0 °C
    1.6 mm
    Thursday
    Aug 07     		0.0 °C -
    0.0 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Amherst minimum temp history (37.1465°S, 143.6702°E, 245m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 17.0° 03/08/2025 Coldest this month -0.3° 03/08/2025
    Hottest on record 25.7 29/08/1982 Coldest on record -3.0 04/08/2014
    Hottest this year 40.2° 27/01/2025 Coldest this year -1.6° 20/05/2025
    Long term average 14.0° Long term average 3.9°
    Average this month 15.8° Average this month 3.1°
    Hottest August On Record Avg. max. temp. 17.9° 1982 Coldest August on record Avg. min. temp. 1.6° 1994
    Amherst rainfall history (37.1465°S, 143.6702°E, 245m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 5.4mm 05/08/2025 Total This Month 7.6mm
    5.0 days
    Long Term Average 56.1mm 14.8 days Wettest August on record 154.9mm 1909
    Driest on record 3.4mm 1944

  13. Amherst Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Aug 346.7mm 76.0 day(s)
    Total For 2025 221.0mm 71.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 267.4mm 68.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 35.6mm Feb 3
    Lowest Temperature -1.6°C May20
    Highest Temperature 40.2°C Jan27

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