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| Temperature | Dew Point | Rel. Humidity | Feels Like | Wind | Gusts | Pressure | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.5°C | 11.2°C | 55% | 18.7°C | NW 11km/h | 20km/h | 1022.4hPa | 0.0mm / -< |
CW Slopes & Plains for Wednesday Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the late afternoon and evening. Winds N/NW 15 to 20 km/h tending W/NW in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon.
7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: PARKES 
28 DAY RAINFALL FORECAST: CLICK HERE
| WED Sep 11 |
THU Sep 12 |
FRI Sep 13 |
SAT Sep 14 |
SUN Sep 15 |
MON Sep 16 |
TUE Sep 17 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary |
 Mostly cloudy |
 Rain |
 Fog then sunny |
Fog then sunny |
 Mostly sunny |
 Frost then sunny |
Mostly sunny |
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| Maximum | 23°C | 18°C | 19°C | 19°C | 18°C | 17°C | 20°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 5°C | 7°C | 3°C | 2°C | 5°C | 3°C | 5°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain Likely Amount |
40%
< 1mm |
80%
1-5mm |
5%
< 1mm |
5%
< 1mm |
20%
< 1mm |
5%
< 1mm |
20%
< 1mm |
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| UV Index | High | Moderate | High | High | High | High | High | |||||||
| Frost Risk | Slight | Nil | Moderate | Moderate | Slight | Moderate | Slight | |||||||
| 9am | 3pm | 9am | 3pm | 9am | 3pm | 9am | 3pm | 9am | 3pm | 9am | 3pm | 9am | 3pm | |
| Wind Speed |
10km/h
NNE |
14km/h
NW |
10km/h
SSW |
16km/h
SSW |
5km/h
SSE |
17km/h
SSW |
4km/h
W |
18km/h
SW |
17km/h
ESE |
19km/h
SE |
6km/h
ESE |
15km/h
SSW |
5km/h
WNW |
12km/h
W |
| Relative Humidity | 67% | 41% | 79% | 63% | 73% | 43% | 78% | 45% | 64% | 47% | 66% | 42% | 66% | 45% |
| Dew Point | 12°C | 9°C | 12°C | 11°C | 8°C | 6°C | 9°C | 7°C | 7°C | 7°C | 6°C | 4°C | 8°C | 8°C |
CW Slopes & Plains Weather Warnings
There are no warnings current.
Next 12 hours in Parkes
3pm
Mostly cloudy
23°C
6pm
Mostly cloudy
17°C
9pm
Mostly cloudy
12°C
12am
Mostly cloudy
11°C
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Parkes Sun & Moon Times
| Wednesday | Next Occurrence | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Moon Phase | moon set | moon rise | full moon | last quarter | new moon | first quarter |
 05:47 EST |
 06:11 EST |
 17:56 EST |
 18:21 EST |
 |
 Thu 01:37 EST |
 Thu 11:15 EST |
 Wed Sep 18 |
 Wed Sep 25 |
 Thu Oct 3 |
 Fri Oct 11 |
Parkes Airport Past 5 Days
| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Sep 11 |
1.7°C | 21.7°C | 0.0mm |
| Tue Sep 10 |
0.6°C | 20.7°C | 0.0mm |
| Mon Sep 9 |
3.2°C | 19.1°C | 0.0mm |
| Sun Sep 8 |
9.8°C | 18.8°C | 0.0mm |
| Sat Sep 7 |
12.9°C | 23.6°C | 0.0mm |
Parkes Airport Year To Date
average rainfall to Sep
448.6mm
75.8 day(s)
total for 2024
449.4mm
72 day(s)
total to this day 2023
339.2mm
82 day(s)
wettest day
38.8mm
Jan 2
lowest temperature
-3.5°C
Jul 30
highest temperature
41.1°C
Feb 4
Parkes Airport Almanac
lowest this month
-0.8°C
3rd
lowest on record
-4.0°C
10th 2019
average this month
3.9°C
-0.6°C
long-term average
4.5°C
highest this month
23.6°C
6th
highest on record
32.1°C
23rd 2017
average this month
20.1°C
+0.0°C
long-term average
20.1°C
wettest this month
0.0mm
1st
total this month
0.0mm
0 day(s)
long-term average
44.2mm
7.5 day(s)
wettest on record
187.4mm
2016
driest on record
0.0mm
1941
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Bitter wintry chill returning this weekend
12:22 AEST A two-pronged burst of cold weather is heading the way of southeastern Australia, bringing the sort of chill that was largely missing during Australia's warmest August on record.
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