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  2. Parkes Local Weather

    33.14°S, 148.17°E
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    Updated at 09:40 EDT

    PAST 24 HOURS

    24.8 °C

    Feels like 20.9 °C
    Dew Point
    9.9 °C
    Gusts
    26km/h
    Relative Humidity
    39%
    Pressure
    1017.5hPa
    Wind
    N 20km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Parkes Friday Forecast

    Late shower
    Late shower
    12 °C
    28 °C
    70%
    1-5mm
    Parkes for Friday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the S, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds on the S plains. Winds N/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending E/NE in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 27 to 32.
    Fire Danger
    High
    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. Medium chance of showers in the S, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds on the S plains. Winds N/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending E/NE in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 27 to 32.

    Forecast for Parkes (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Late shower Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Late shower Possible shower Clearing shower Mostly sunny
    Minimum 12° 12° 11° 16° 9° 5° 7°
    Maximum 28° 30° 31° 32° 19° 21° 25°
    Chance of rain 70% 10% 5% 80% 60% 30% 30%
    Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate Moderate - - -
    Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Slight Nil
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 20
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NE NNW ENE W NE NNW NE NNE NW NW WNW WNW WNW W
    Relative humidity 46% 27% 56% 32% 60% 31% 53% 38% 79% 47% 65% 44% 64% 38%
    Dew point 11°C 6°C 12°C 11°C 14°C 11°C 16°C 15°C 11°C 6°C 7°C 7°C 9°C 9°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
    5:43am EDT 6:09am EDT 7:32pm EDT 7:59pm EDT 1:41pm EDT 2:45am EDT Waxing gibbous Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28

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  11. Parkes Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Monday
    Oct 27     		9.5 °C 23.4 °C
    1.8 mm
    Tuesday
    Oct 28     		9.1 °C 16.2 °C
    0.2 mm
    Wednesday
    Oct 29     		7.2 °C 21.5 °C
    3.0 mm
    Thursday
    Oct 30     		5.9 °C 26.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Oct 31     		11.5 °C 25.0 °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 35.5° 21/10/2025 Coldest this month -1.6° 03/10/2025
    Hottest on record 36.8 25/10/2014 Coldest on record -2.0 09/10/2007
    Hottest this year 41.4° 28/01/2025 Coldest this year -3.9° 20/06/2025
    Long term average 24.2° Long term average 7.8°
    Average this month 26.1° Average this month 7.7°
    Hottest October On Record Avg. max. temp. 29.2° 2015 Coldest October on record Avg. min. temp. 5.1° 2013
    Parkes rainfall history (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 10.8mm 13/10/2025 Total This Month 19.8mm
    8.0 days
    Long Term Average 52.7mm 8.0 days Wettest October on record 141.4mm 1976
    Driest on record 0.0mm 2006

  13. Parkes Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Oct 498.9mm 83.6 day(s)
    Total For 2025 389.6mm 77.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 510.2mm 82.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 41.4mm Apr27
    Lowest Temperature -3.9°C Jun20
    Highest Temperature 41.4°C Jan28

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