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  2. Parkes Local Weather

    33.14°S, 148.17°E
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    Updated at 14:10 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    17.2 °C

    Feels like 13.9 °C
    Dew Point
    3.1 °C
    Gusts
    11km/h
    Relative Humidity
    39%
    Pressure
    1022.0hPa
    Wind
    SW 9km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Parkes Airport

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    Parkes Thursday Forecast

    Sunny
    Sunny
    3 °C
    20 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Parkes for Thursday
    Sunny. Patches of frost on the S plains early this morning. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures 20 to 25.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Parkes 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Sunny. Patches of frost on the S plains early this morning. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures 20 to 25.

    Forecast for Parkes (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Sunny Late shower Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 3° 5° 7° 1° 4° 2° 1°
    Maximum 20° 22° 16° 18° 20° 16° 19°
    Chance of rain 5% 90% 10% 5% 10% 20% 5%
    Likely amount < 1mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index High High Moderate High High High High
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - -
    Frost risk Moderate Slight Nil High Slight Moderate High
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 17
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE WSW NNE N WSW WSW SW WSW WSW WSW SSW SSW SW SW
    Relative humidity 48% 38% 51% 58% 75% 41% 68% 48% 76% 49% 73% 41% 74% 43%
    Dew point 3°C 3°C 9°C 11°C 8°C 2°C 6°C 6°C 10°C 8°C 5°C 2°C 7°C 6°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    5:38am EST 6:03am EST 6:00pm EST 6:25pm EST 4:02am EST 2:27pm EST Waning crescent New moon Sep 22 First quarter Sep 30 Full moon Oct 07 Last quarter Oct 14

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  11. Parkes Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Sep 14     		0.1 °C 19.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Sep 15     		2.5 °C 23.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Sep 16     		11.0 °C 24.3 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Sep 17     		10.7 °C 17.2 °C
    6.0 mm
    Thursday
    Sep 18     		0.6 °C 17.8 °C
    0.0 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Parkes minimum temp history (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 24.3° 16/09/2025 Coldest this month -1.2° 02/09/2025
    Hottest on record 31.0 22/09/2003 Coldest on record -3.0 11/09/2002
    Hottest this year 41.4° 28/01/2025 Coldest this year -3.9° 20/06/2025
    Long term average 20.1° Long term average 4.5°
    Average this month 19.6° Average this month 5.1°
    Hottest September On Record Avg. max. temp. 22.8° 2006 Coldest September on record Avg. min. temp. 2.3° 2012
    Parkes rainfall history (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 20.8mm 11/09/2025 Total This Month 31.6mm
    4.0 days
    Long Term Average 43.7mm 7.4 days Wettest September on record 187.4mm 2016
    Driest on record 0.0mm 1941

  13. Parkes Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Sep 446.8mm 75.5 day(s)
    Total For 2025 365.0mm 68.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 458.6mm 74.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 41.4mm Apr27
    Lowest Temperature -3.9°C Jun20
    Highest Temperature 41.4°C Jan28

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