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| Temperature | Dew Point | Rel. Humidity | Feels Like | Wind | Gusts | Pressure | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.4°C | 4.9°C | 34% | 15.6°C | SSW 24km/h | 28km/h | 1018.5hPa | 0.0mm / -< |
CW Slopes & Plains for Thursday Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower on the N slopes in the late morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the late morning and afternoon. Winds SW 20 to 30 km/h.
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| THU Apr 18 |
FRI Apr 19 |
SAT Apr 20 |
SUN Apr 21 |
MON Apr 22 |
TUE Apr 23 |
WED Apr 24 |
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| Summary |
 Mostly sunny |
 Mostly cloudy |
 Fog then sunny |
Fog then sunny |
Fog then sunny |
Mostly sunny |
Mostly cloudy |
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| Maximum | 23°C | 20°C | 23°C | 25°C | 25°C | 26°C | 24°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 8°C | 5°C | 7°C | 5°C | 5°C | 7°C | 7°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain Likely Amount |
10%
< 1mm |
30%
< 1mm |
5%
< 1mm |
5%
< 1mm |
5%
< 1mm |
20%
< 1mm |
20%
< 1mm |
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| UV Index | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | |||||||
| 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 |
8km/h
SW |
20km/h
SW |
10km/h
SW |
14km/h
SW |
19km/h
SSE |
22km/h
SSE |
11km/h
SE |
12km/h
S |
7km/h
ESE |
6km/h
SSE |
7km/h
NE |
9km/h
WNW |
8km/h
W |
12km/h
WSW |
| Relative Humidity | 64% | 33% | 72% | 52% | 70% | 41% | 71% | 29% | 72% | 32% | 72% | 33% | 70% | 33% |
| Dew Point | 9°C | 6°C | 8°C | 10°C | 9°C | 9°C | 9°C | 6°C | 10°C | 8°C | 12°C | 9°C | 10°C | 7°C |
CW Slopes & Plains Weather Warnings
Next 12 hours in Forbes
3pm
Mostly clear
22°C
6pm
Mostly clear
17°C
9pm
Mostly clear
12°C
12am
Mostly clear
9°C
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| First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Moon Phase | moon rise | moon set | full moon | last quarter | new moon | first quarter |
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 17:42 EST |
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Forbes Past 5 Days
| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Apr 18 |
8.7°C | 22.5°C | 0.0mm |
| Wed Apr 17 |
6.6°C | 25.9°C | 0.0mm |
| Tue Apr 16 |
5.0°C | 25.5°C | 0.0mm |
| Mon Apr 15 |
5.3°C | 25.8°C | 0.0mm |
| Sun Apr 14 |
4.9°C | 25.3°C | 0.0mm |
Forbes Year To Date
average rainfall to Apr
176.4mm
22.1 day(s)
total for 2024
299.2mm
20 day(s)
total to this day 2023
105.8mm
25 day(s)
wettest day
55.6mm
Feb 6
lowest temperature
2.8°C
Apr 10
highest temperature
41.2°C
Feb 4
Forbes Almanac
lowest this month
2.8°C
10th
lowest on record
-1.8°C
22nd 2006
average this month
8.5°C
-1.0°C
long-term average
9.5°C
highest this month
25.9°C
17th
highest on record
35.2°C
9th 2018
average this month
23.4°C
-1.2°C
long-term average
24.6°C
wettest this month
32.4mm
6th
total this month
46.2mm
5 day(s)
long-term average
31.6mm
4.6 day(s)
wettest on record
186.2mm
2020
driest on record
0.0mm
2013
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