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NOW IN Parkes Ap
Updated at 20:30 EDT
29.3°C
Feels like 22.2°C
Dew Point
-6.8°C
Gusts
26km/h
Relative Humidity
9%
Pressure
1011.0hPa
Wind
SW 22km/h
Rainfall
0.0mm
Parkes Wednesday Forecast
Sunny
17°C
36°C
CW Slopes Plains for Wednesday
Hot and mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm on the northern slopes this afternoon. Areas of smoke haze. Areas of raised dust on the northern plains late this afternoon and evening. Winds SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h tending W/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then becoming SW 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 35 to 41.
Thursday
Sunny. Areas of smoke haze on the slopes. Winds S/SW 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming S/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 36.
Fire Danger
High
Parkes 7 Days Forecast
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THU Dec 12 |
FRI Dec 13 |
SAT Dec 14 |
SUN Dec 15 |
MON Dec 16 |
TUE Dec 17 |
WED Dec 18 |
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| Summary |
 Sunny
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 Mostly sunny
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Sunny
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Mostly sunny
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Sunny
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Sunny
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Sunny
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| Maximum | 32°C | 30°C | 33°C | 35°C | 37°C | 38°C | 40°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 14°C | 11°C | 12°C | 13°C | 15°C | 16°C | 18°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 20% | |||||||
| Rain Amount | < 1mm | < 1mm | < 1mm | < 1mm | < 1mm | < 1mm | < 1mm | |||||||
| UV Index | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | ||||||||||
| 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 | 11 km/h |
26 km/h |
11 km/h |
23 km/h |
16 km/h |
25 km/h |
9 km/h |
26 km/h |
12 km/h |
26 km/h |
16 km/h |
14 km/h |
22 km/h |
18 km/h |
| Wind Direction |
 SW |
 SW |
 W |
SW |
SW |
SW |
 WSW |
 WSW |
SW |
SW |
 ENE |
 S |
 N |
 WNW |
| Relative Humidity | 30% | 14% | 35% | 12% | 33% | 15% | 25% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 27% | 9% | 19% | 8% |
Parkes Sun & Moon Times
| Thursday | Next Occurrence | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Moon Phase | moon set | moon rise | last quarter | new moon | ||
 05:23 EDT |
 05:51 EDT |
 20:10 EDT |
 20:38 EDT |
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 Thu 05:42 EDT |
 Thu 20:10 EDT |
 Thu Dec 19 |
 Thu Dec 26 |
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Parkes Ap Past 5 Days
| Day | Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Dec 11 | 16.7°C | 36°C | 0.0mm |
| Tue, Dec 10 | 15.3°C | 41.2°C | 0.0mm |
| Mon, Dec 9 | 17.3°C | 37.7°C | 0.0mm |
| Sun, Dec 8 | 10.0°C | 34.3°C | 0.0mm |
| Sat, Dec 7 | 7.3°C | 30.9°C | 0.0mm |
Parkes Ap Year To Date
| Average rainfall to Dec | 610.3mm | 95.6 day(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Total for 2019 | 229.8mm | 78 day(s) |
| Total to this day 2018 | 301.2mm | 63 day(s) |
| Wettest day | 23.0mm | Mar 30 |
| Lowest temperature | -4.5°C | Aug 6 |
| Highest temperature | 44.5°C | Jan 17 |
Parkes Ap Almanac
| December minimum temperature | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lowest this month | 5.0°C | 1st |
| Lowest on record | 3.0°C | 7th 2002 |
| Average this month | 10.3°C | -4.2°C |
| Long-term average | 14.5°C | |
| December maximum temperature | ||
| Highest this month | 41.2°C | 10th |
| Highest on record | 42.0°C | 31st 2005 |
| Average this month | 30.7°C | -0.2°C |
| Long-term average | 30.9°C | |
| December rainfall | ||
| Wettest this month | 6.2mm | 2nd |
| Total this month | 7.4mm | 2 day(s) |
| Long-term average | 51.5mm | 6.3 day(s) |
| Wettest on record | 239.4mm | 2010 |
| Driest on record | 0.4mm | 1974 |
