You do not have a default location set
To set your location please use the search box to find your location and then click "set as my default location" on the local weather page.

Local Weather

Parkes (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL) set as my default location ›

  2. Parkes Local Weather

    33.14°S, 148.17°E
    RSS
    Save as my local

    Now in Parkes

    Updated at 03:40 EDT

    PAST 24 HOURS

    14.8 °C

    Feels like 11.5 °C
    Dew Point
    1.0 °C
    Gusts
    9km/h
    Relative Humidity
    39%
    Pressure
    1014.2hPa
    Wind
    NE 7km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Parkes Airport

    Forbes

    Cowra

    Condobolin Airport

    Parkes Friday Forecast

    Sunny
    Sunny
    15 °C
    38 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Parkes for Friday
    Sunny. Winds N 25 to 35 km/h tending NW 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then tending NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
    Fire Danger
    High
    DAM LEVELS

  3. forecast_mid_1_ad

  4. Parkes 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

  5. new_weather_m_banner_320x50_mobile

  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Sunny. Winds N 25 to 35 km/h tending NW 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then tending NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

    Forecast for Parkes (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Sunny Windy Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny Sunny Mostly sunny Rain
    Minimum 15° 20° 15° 11° 13° 16° 16°
    Maximum 38° 39° 28° 33° 37° 37° 33°
    Chance of rain 5% 50% 10% 5% 5% 40% 80%
    Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating High Extreme High High - - -
    Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 24
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		33
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NNE NNW NNE NW SW WSW NE W ESE WSW E SW NE N
    Relative humidity 23% 10% 22% 13% 54% 19% 52% 18% 19% 10% 34% 17% 51% 34%
    Dew point 5°C 1°C 7°C 5°C 12°C 1°C 14°C 5°C 4°C 0°C 14°C 8°C 17°C 14°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Parkes (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:22am EDT 5:51am EDT 8:04pm EDT 8:33pm EDT 8:44pm EDT 5:24am EDT Full moon Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28

  8. weather_m_rec_300x250_mobile-2

  9. Tides graph

    There is no current data for Parkes

  10. forecast_mid_2_ad

  11. Parkes Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Nov 30     		6.2 °C 23.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Dec 01     		4.5 °C 20.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Dec 02     		5.1 °C 23.0 °C
    2.6 mm
    Wednesday
    Dec 03     		3.4 °C 28.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Dec 04     		7.6 °C 34.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Legend

  12. Almanac

    Parkes minimum temp history (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 33.8° 04/12/2025 Coldest this month 3.4° 03/12/2025
    Hottest on record 42.0 31/12/2005 Coldest on record 3.0 07/12/2002
    Hottest this year 41.4° 28/01/2025 Coldest this year -3.9° 20/06/2025
    Long term average 31.1° Long term average 14.6°
    Average this month 26.6° Average this month 5.2°
    Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 33.3° 1997 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 11.2° 2001
    Parkes rainfall history (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 2.6mm 02/12/2025 Total This Month 2.6mm
    1.0 days
    Long Term Average 52.8mm 6.6 days Wettest December on record 239.4mm 2010
    Driest on record 0.4mm 2000

  13. Parkes Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Dec 616.7mm 97.4 day(s)
    Total For 2025 421.8mm 85.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 611.2mm 93.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 41.4mm Apr27
    Lowest Temperature -3.9°C Jun20
    Highest Temperature 41.4°C Jan28

  1. forecast_rhs_1_ad

  2. Warnings

  3. forecast_rhs_2_ad

Copyright Elders