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    33.14°S, 148.17°E
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    Updated at 16:50 EDT

    PAST 24 HOURS

    35.9 °C

    Feels like 27.9 °C
    Dew Point
    3.2 °C
    Gusts
    37km/h
    Relative Humidity
    13%
    Pressure
    1003.7hPa
    Wind
    NW 33km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Parkes Saturday Forecast

    Windy
    Windy
    21 °C
    39 °C
    40%
    < 1mm
    Parkes for Saturday
    Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of smoke haze on the slopes. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds. Winds NW/SW 25 to 40 km/h tending S/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening then tending NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
    Fire Danger
    Extreme
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Parkes 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of smoke haze on the slopes. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds. Winds NW/SW 25 to 40 km/h tending S/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening then tending NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.

    Forecast for Parkes (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
      Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
    Summary Windy Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Rain Rain
    Minimum 21° 14° 10° 12° 16° 15° 13°
    Maximum 39° 29° 32° 37° 38° 30° 27°
    Chance of rain 40% 5% 5% 5% 40% 90% 90%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High 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 41
    (km/h)     		32
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)
    Wind direction N NW SSW SW NE W SE WSW ENE W ENE E ENE ENE
    Relative humidity 24% 10% 40% 12% 51% 16% 18% 10% 34% 21% 57% 49% 63% 55%
    Dew point 8°C 2°C 6°C -4°C 13°C 3°C 3°C 0°C 14°C 12°C 17°C 17°C 16°C 16°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
    5:22am EDT 5:51am EDT 8:05pm EDT 8:33pm EDT 9:51pm EDT 6:26am 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
    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
    Friday
    Dec 05     		12.6 °C 38.3 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Dec 06     		20.0 °C 40.2 °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 30.9° Average this month 8.9°
    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 2.6mm
    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

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