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  2. Parkes Local Weather

    33.14°S, 148.17°E
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    Now in Parkes

    Updated at 17:50 EDT

    PAST 24 HOURS

    34.4 °C

    Feels like 27.1 °C
    Dew Point
    3.1 °C
    Gusts
    33km/h
    Relative Humidity
    14%
    Pressure
    1013.6hPa
    Wind
    S 30km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Parkes Thursday Forecast

    Possible thunderstorm
    Possible thunderstorm
    17 °C
    31 °C
    80%
    20-40mm
    Parkes for Thursday
    Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds SE 15 to 25 km/h turning E/NE 20 to 30 km/h early in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 35.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Parkes 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds SE 15 to 25 km/h turning E/NE 20 to 30 km/h early in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 35.

    Forecast for Parkes (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Late shower Fog then sunny Sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 17° 14° 14° 13° 11° 9° 12°
    Maximum 31° 28° 29° 32° 27° 31° 34°
    Chance of rain 80% 60% 80% 5% 5% 5% 5%
    Likely amount 20-40mm 1-5mm 10-20mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 22
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NE ENE NE N NNE W WNW WSW SW SW ESE SSE NE W
    Relative humidity 54% 48% 70% 52% 59% 55% 66% 32% 46% 22% 51% 26% 46% 24%
    Dew point 18°C 16°C 17°C 16°C 17°C 16°C 18°C 13°C 9°C 3°C 12°C 9°C 13°C 10°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:23am EDT 5:51am EDT 8:09pm EDT 8:38pm EDT 12:42am EDT 12:10pm EDT Waning gibbous Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28

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  11. Parkes Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Saturday
    Dec 06     		20.0 °C 40.2 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Dec 07     		16.2 °C 27.5 °C
    0.2 mm
    Monday
    Dec 08     		5.9 °C 32.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Dec 09     		9.2 °C 35.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Dec 10     		14.4 °C 37.1 °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 40.2° 06/12/2025 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 31.8° Average this month 9.9°
    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 2.8mm
    2.0 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 422.0mm 86.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 666.2mm 95.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 41.4mm Apr27
    Lowest Temperature -3.9°C Jun20
    Highest Temperature 41.4°C Jan28

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